Arz kiya hai…
Tujhe paane ki zid nahi,
magar khone ka darr zarur hai…
Tu rehna bas dil ki dhadkanon ke paas,
baaqi tera har faisla manzoor hai…
Tu agar muskura de ek pal ko,
to meri raaton ka andhera bhi roshan ho jaaye…
Aur tu udaas ho, to mere saare khwaab
bepanah khamoshi mein doob jaaye…
Main chahta hoon teri raahon mein aasaaniyaan bithaa doon,
apni taqdeer se thoda sa noor udhaa doon…
Tu chale jahan bhi, khuda ki rehmat
tere qadam chhoo kar hawaon mein baha doon…
Log kehte hain ishq sirf milne ki chaahat hoti hai,
par dil ki kitaab mein to juddai ka bhi ek noor hota hai…
Jo sach mein pyaar kare, wo jaanta hai—
paana zaruri nahi hota, bas na khona zaroor hota hai…
Tu agar waqt ke dariya mein door beh bhi jaaye,
to bhi meri duaaon ka sahara tera naav ban jaayega…
Main khud tanha reh kar bhi,
har mod par tera bojh halka karta chala jaaunga…
Tere har gham ko apni chhati se laga loon,
tera har darr apne seene mein chhupa loon…
Itna kaafi hai, tu bas durr mat jaana,
baaqi har imtihaan ko main khushi se utha loon…
Tu rehna mere lafzon ki roshni mein hamesha,
chahe wafaa ki baarish ho ya yaadon ka dhuan…
Main to tere saaye tak se mohabbat karta hoon,
tu bas kabhie meri dhadkanon se khafa mat hona…
Aur log to kehte hain mohabbat aaj kal kahan waise rehti hai…
magar dil sach bolta hai—kisiko khone ka darr hi asli wafa kehte hain…
Zindagi chahe jaise imtihaan le, par yeh baat likh lo,
“Mera dil bas ussi ki dhadkanon se manzoor hai,
jisne kabhie usse na paakar bhi… usse khona kabhie gawara na kiya.”
Sher O Shayeri 