iss shehar mein aesi bhi qayamt na hue thi

iss shehar mein aesi bhi qayamt na hue thi
tanha thy magar, khud se to vehshat na hue thi

yeh din hy k, yaro’N ka bharosa bhi nahe hy
wo din thy k, dushman se bhi nafrat na hue thi

ab saans ka ehsas bhi ik baar-e-gira’N hy
khud apne khilaaf aesi baghavat na hue thi

ujray huay iss dil k har ik zakhm se poocho
iss shehr mein kis kis se muhabbat na hue thi?

ab tery qareeb aa k bhi, kuch soch raha hoon
pehly tujhy kho kar bhi, nadamat na hue thi

khawabo’N ke hawa raas thi jab tak mujhy Mohsin
yoo’N jaagty rehna meri aadat na hue thi

Mohsin Naqvi from “Barg-e-Sehra”

Contribution by “Amaavas”