منتظر تھا وہ تو جست و جو میں یہ آوارہ تھا — حیدر علی آتش

Muntazir tha woh toh just-o-joo mein yeh awarah tha

Muntazir tha woh toh just-o-joo mein yeh awarah tha
Shaifta tera hi tha jo saabit-o-sayyarah tha
Hai jo hasrat toh sarapa chashm hone ki hamein
Haasil is aaina khana mein faqat nazara tha
Jab shab-e-mah mein chakoora udta hai mar jaate hain hum
Putliyon ka apni bhi taara koi rukhsaara tha
Khol kar dil jab main rota tha firaq-e-yaar mein
Chashm-e-tar manba'a thi har moo-e-mizhgan fawwara tha
Sail-e-girya ne yeh kis ke di samundar ko shikast
Jo habab aaya nazar ik waazhgoon naqqara tha
Ek shab toh vasl-e-jaanan ki tawaz'a aye falak
Chaar din mehmaan tere ghar mein main bechara tha
Roz-o-shab ke haal ka likhta tha parcha roz-o-shab
Kaatib-e-aamaal meri deodhi ka harkaara tha
Peetana sar apne maatam mein azeez-o-yaar ka
Qila-e-kunj-e-lahad ki fateh ka naqqara tha
Ahd-e-tifli se junoon-e-ishq kamil hai Shafeeq
Shaakh-e-nakhle-baid-e-majnoon se mera gahwara tha
Jaan-e-shireen mazd-e-joo-e-sheer mein tesha ko di
Hausla se apne bahar kohkan bechara tha
Haalat-e-dil ko bayan karta kisi se main toh kya
Ishq mein ik mushaf-e-rukhsaar ke sipara tha
Yeh hua zahir ana Laila-e-Majnoon se hamein
Apna deewana tha apne waaste awarah tha
Haal apna aye sanam apni judai mein na poochh
Seena-o-sar tha hamara aur sang-e-khara tha
Koocha-e-qatil mein jab shauq-e-shahadat le gaya
Sar na tha gardan par apne baar-e-sad pushtara tha
Lootta tha is mein bad-khoi se main manind-e-ashk
Shaukhi-e-tiflan se junbaan mera gahwara tha
Shaan-e-ishq aula hai Majnoon doodmaan-e-ishq se
Na khalaf na qabil-o-na laiq-o-nakaara tha
Ahle-e-alam se hamesha Atish aizaayein hueen
Mardum-e-dunya namak the main dil-e-sad paara tha