Wo ek khatt

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Phir socha goya ke ek roz,
Likhen khatt unhein kuch alfaaz-e-kaifiyat ke;
Us baras un sard hawayon main,
aati us firdaus-e-fiza ke.

Alfaz piroye the ke achanak,
Ashqon se bheega wo qhat humara;
Khamoshi ka aalam jo piroya,
'Alif' hi goya likh paye the.

Ungliyon manon thamm si gayi,
khyal unki judai ka hua,
unke ansuyon ka khauf-e-manzar;
dil ko dehla ke hi gaya tha.

Unke wo labh na keh payen kuch;
hal-e-dil aansu hi bayan kar payen abh;
khamoshi ka hunar aata hai unko,
Kuch na keh ke bhi bahut kuch keh jayen wo.

Wo ummed bhari gehri wo aankhen,
Humein sone na detin;
kisi ka dil-e-baaghban na toote,
Ye baichaini humein ab likhne na deti.

Mohabbat ka ashiyana socha,
Khuab tha ya haqiqat
Magar usko khabar kya thi,
Kinare mil nahin sakte.

Majbooriyan-e-qalb pirona tha bayan,
Halaat-e-wafa sajana tha qalam
Alif se sallam likhna tha humko,
Alif se Allahahfiz hi likh paye the unko.