Evergreen Poetry


sabhi kuch hai tera diya hua sabhi raahatein sabhi kalafatein
kabhi sohbatein kabhi furqatein kabhi duuriyaauN kabhi qurbatein

ye suKhan jo ham ne raqam kiye ye hain sab varaq teri yaad ke
koi lamhaa subah-e-visaal kaa, kai shaam-e-hijr ki qurbatein

jo tumhaari maan lein naasihaa to rahegaa daaman-e-dil mein kya
na kisi uduu ki adaavatein na kisi sanam ki muravvatein

chalo aao tum ko dikhaayeiN ham jo bachaa hai maqtal -e-shahar mein
ye mazaar ahal-e-safaa ke hain ye hain ahal-e-sidq ki turbatein

meri jaan aaj kaa Gham na kar ke naa jaane kaatib-e-vaqt ne
kisi apane kal mein bhi bhuul kar kahin likh rakhi ho masarratein