Arz Kiya hai…
Tumhe itna ehsaas to rakhna tha pyaare,
Sataana nahi tha sataaye hue ko…
Woh chhup kar rota tha, magar aansu cheekh kar kehte the,
Ke dil ka bojh kam se kam tum samajh lete sahaye hue ko…
Uska to din bhi bhar jata tha tanha soch ke saaye se,
Aur raat ko yaadein bhi chubhti thein, jaise taana diye hue ko…
Zindagi bhar ki thakan le kar, jab woh tum tak aata tha,
Ek tasalli de dete, na yun khamoshi me uljha dete hue ko…
Har musibat ka bojh uthane ka aadat to thi us bechare ko,
Par tumhari chhoti si beparwahi ne thoda aur jhuka diya hue ko…
Tumhari baaton ka tevar, tumhari nazron ka bojh,
Kayi dafa lagta tha jaise qismat ne bhi thokar maar di hue ko…
Agar pyaar sachcha hota, tum thoda to ruk kar dekh lete,
Suljha dete un raaston ko, jo phisla rahe the chale hue ko…
Un thandi saanson me bhi ek aakhri ummeed jal rahi thi,
Kaash koi keh de, “Aao… main hoon tere saath, ghabraaye hue ko…”
Tumhe itna ehsaas to rakhna tha pyaare,
Sataana nahi tha sataaye hue ko…
Akhir me yeh kahaan ke, dard ka ye riwaaj na rakho,
Mohabbat me kabhi na rulana… dil se lagaaye hue ko.
Sher O Shayeri 