Iftikhar Arif Poetry

Zara si der ko aaye the khawb aankhon mei

Zara si der ko aaye the khaawb aaNkhoN mei
Phir us ke bad musalsal azaab aaNkhoN mei

Wo jis ke nam ki nisbat se raushani tha wujood
Khattak rahaa hai wohi aaftaab aaNkhoN mei

Jinhen mata-E-dil-O-jaN samajh rahe the ham
Wo aa’iine bhi hue behijaab aaNkhoN mei

Ajab tarah ka hai mausam K khak uRti hai
Wo din bhi the k khile the gulaab aaNkhoN mei

Mere Ghazaal teri wahshaton ki khair, K hai
Bahut dinoN se bahut iztaraab aaNkhoN mei

Na jane kaisi qayaamat ka peshkhema hai
Ye uljhaneN teri be-intasaab aaNkhoN mei

khwab ki tarah bikhar jane ko ji chahta hai
aisi tanhai k mar jane ko ji chahta hai

ghar ki wehshat se larzta hun magar jane kyon
sham hoti hai to ghar jane ko ji chahta hai

dub jaun to koi mauj nishan tak na bataye
aisi nadi mein utar jane ko ji chahta hai

kabhi mil jaye to raste ki thakan jag pare
aisi manzil se guzar jane ko ji chahta hai

wahi paiman jo kabhi ji ko khush aya tha bahut
usi paiman se mukar jane ko ji chahta hai