A Man With Dreams…

Obaidullah Aleem

tere pyar main ruswa hokar jaye kahan diwane log

tere pyar main ruswa hokar jaye kahan diwane log
jane kya kya puch rahen hain ye jane pahchane log

jaise tumhen hamne chaha tha kaun bhala yun chahega
mana aur bahut ayenge tum se pyar jatane log

kaise dukhon k mausam aye kaisi ag lagi yaro
ab saharaon se late hain phulon k nazrane log

kal matam beqimat hoga aj inki tauqir karo
dekho khun-e-jigar se kya kya likhte hain afasane log

jante hain ye ishq musalsal rog hai ah-o-zari ka
phir bhi us k kuche main jate hain umr gawane log


kuch ishq tha kuch majburi thi so main ne jiwan war diya

kuch ishq tha kuch majburi thi so main ne jiwan war diya
main kaisa zinda admi tha ik shakhs ne mujh ko mar diya

ye saja sajaya ghar saqi meri zat nahin mera hal nahin
ai kash kabhi tum jan sako jo us sukh ne azar diya

main khuli hui ik sachai mujhe janane wale jante hain
main ne kin logon se nafrat ki aur kin logon se pyar kiya

wo ishq bahut mushkil tha magar asan na tha yun jina bhi
us ishq ne zinda rahne ka mujhe zarf diya pindar diya

ik sabz shakh gulab ki tha ik duniya apne pyar ki tha
wo ek bahar jo ai nahin us k liye sab kuch har diya

main rota hun aur asman se tare tutate dekhta hun
un logon par jin logon ne mere logon ko azar diya

wo yar hon ya mahbub mere ya kabhi kabhi milne wale
ik lazzat sab k milne main wo zakhm diya ya pyar diya


khayal-o-khwab hue hain muhabbaten kaisi

khayal-o-khwab hue hain muhabbaten kaisi
lahu main nach rahin hain ye wahshaten kaisi

na shab ko chand hai acha na din ko mehar acha
ye ham pe bit rahi hain qayamaten kaisi

azab jin ka tabassum sawab jin ki nigah
khinchi hui hain pas-e-janan suraten kaisi

hawa k dosh pe rakhe hue charag hain ham
jo bujh gaye to hawa se shikayaten kaisi

jo bekhabar koi guzra to sada ye di hai
main sang-e-rah hun mujh par inayaten kaisi

jo a rahe so wo bhi ab sang-o-khisht lata hai
faza ye ho to dilon ki nazakaten kaisi


kuch din to baso meri ankhon main

kuch din to baso meri ankhon main
phir khwab agar ho jao to kya

koi rang to do mere chehre ko
phir zakhm agar mahkao to kya

ik aina tha so tut gaya
ab khud se agar sharmao to kya

main tanha tha main tanha hun
tum ao to kya na ao to kya

jab ham hi na mahak phir sahib
tum bad-e-saba kahlao to kya

jab dekhne wala koi nahin
bujh jao to kya jal jao to kya


bana gulab to kante chubha gaya ik shakhs

bana gulab to kante chubha gaya ik shakhs
hua chirag to ghar hi jala gaya ik shakhs

tamam rang mere aur sare khwab mere
fasana kah k fasana bana gaya ik shakhs

main kis hawa main urun kis faza main lahraun
dukhon k jal har-su bicha gaya ik shakhs

palat sakun main na age barh sakun jis par
mujhe ye kaun se raste laga gaya ik shakhs

muhabbaten bhi ajib us ki nafraten bhi kamal
meri tarah ka hi mujh main sama gaya ik shakhs

wo mahtab tha marham-ba-dast aya tha
magar kuch aur siwa dil dukha gaya ik shakhs

khula ye raz k aina-khana hai duniya
aur is main mujh ko tamasha bana gaya ik shakhs


aziz itna hi rakho k ji sanbhal jaye

aziz itna hi rakho k ji sanbhal jaye
ab is qadar bhi na chaho k dam nikal jaye

mile hain yun to bahut ao ab milen yun bhi
k ruh garmi-e-anfas se pighal jaye

muhabbaton main ajab hai dilon ko dharka sa
k jane kaun kahan rasta badal jaye

rahe wo dil jo tamanna-e-taza tar main rahe
khusha wo umr jo khwabon hi main bahal jaye

main wo charag-e-sar-e-rahguzar-e-duniya hun
jo apni zat ki tanhaiyon main jal jaye

har ek lahja yahi arzu yahi hasrat
jo ag dil main hai wo sher main bhi dhal jaye