Mulaqaat

* Nazm *
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Jo ho na saki baat wo chehron se ayaa'n thi,
Haalaat ka maatam tha mulaqaat kahaan thi.

Us ne na theharne diya pahron mere dil ko,
Jo teri nigahon mein shikayat meri jaan thi..

Ghar mein bhi kahaan chain se soye the kabhi hum,
Jo raat hai zindaan mein wahi raat wahaan thi..

Yaksaa'n hain meri jaan qafas aur nasheman,
Insana ki tauqeer yahaan hai na wahaan thi..

Shaaho'n se jo kuchh rabt na qaayem hua apna,
Aadat ka bhi kuchh jabr tha kuchh apni zaban thi..

Sayyaad ne yunhi to qafas mein nahin daala,
Mashhoor gulistaan mein bahut meri fughaa'n thi,

Tu ek haqeeqat hai meri jaan meri humdam,
Jo thi meri ghazlon mein wo ek wahm-o-gumaa'n thi,

Mahsoos kiya main ne tere ghum se ghum-e-dahr,
Warna mere ash'aar mein ye baat kahaan thi.!!

"Habeeb Jalib"