نکہت زلف سے نیندوں کو بسا دے آ کر — اختر شیرانی

Nukhat-e-zulf se neendon ko basa de aa kar

Nukhat-e-zulf se neendon ko basa de aa kar
Meri jaagi hui raaton ko sula de aa kar
Fikr-e-fardaa o gham-e-dosh bhula de aa kar
Phir usi naaz se deewanah bana de aa kar
Ishq ko naghma-e-ummeed suna de aa kar
Dil ki soyi hui qismat ko jaga de aa kar
Kis qadar teerah o tareek hai dunya-e-hayaat
Jalwa-e-husn se ek shama jala de aa kar
Ishq ki chandni raaten mujhe yaad aati hain
Umar-e-rafta ko meri mujh se mila de aa kar
Zindagi ban ke mere dil mein sama ja Salma
Maut ek parda hai yeh parda utha de aa kar
Aag si dil mein laga jata hai tera har khat
Aa mere khirman-e-hasti ko jala de aa kar
Teri furqat mein mere sher hain kitne ghamgeen
Muskurati hui nazron se hansa de aa kar
Phir wahi hum hon wahi din hon wahi raaten hon
Ahd-e-rafta ko phir aaina dikha de aa kar
Shauq-e-nadeeda mein lazzat hai magar naaz nahin
Aa mere ishq ko maghroor bana de aa kar
Shab-e-furqat pe meri hanste hain aye khanda-e-noor
Mere qadmon pe sitaron ko gira de aa kar
Tishnah-e-husn hoon aye saqi-e-mai-khana-e-husn
Apne honton se phir ek jaam pila de aa kar
Kab talak raunaq-e-shaam-e-awadh aye mah-e-rawan
Shaam-e-Lahore ko bhi subah bana de aa kar
Ho chuki sair-e-baharaan kada-e-Qaisar Baagh
Baagh-e-Lawrence mein bhi phool khila de aa kar
Gomti dekh chuki jalwa-e-aariz ki bahar
Sat'h-e-Ravi ko bhi aaina bana de aa kar
Tera romance naya khwab hai 'Akhtar' ke liye
Aa aur is khwab ki taabeer bata de aa kar