Aish-E-Ummid Hi Se Khatra Hai

Jaun Eliya

aish-e-ummid hi se khatra hai

dil ko ab dil-dahi se khatra hai

hai kuchh aisa ki us ki jalvat men

hamen apni kami se khatra hai

jis ke aghosh ka huun divana

us ke aghosh hi se khatra hai

yaad ki dhuup to hai rose ki baat

haan mujhe chandni se khatra hai

hai ajab kuchh moamla darpesh

aql ko agahi se khatra hai

shahr-e-ghaddar jaan le ki tujhe

ek amrohvi se khatra hai

hai ajab taur halat-e-girya

ki mizha ko nami se khatra hai

haal khush lucknow ka dilli ka

bas unhen ‘mushafi’ se khatra hai

asmanon men hai khuda tanha

aur har aadmi se khatra hai

main kahun kis tarah ye baat us se

tujh ko janam mujhi se khatra hai

aaj bhi ai kanar-e-ban mujhe

teri ik sanvli se khatra hai

un labon ka lahu na pi jaun

apni tishna-labi se khatra hai

‘jaun’ hi to hai ‘jaun’ ke darpai

‘mir’ ko ‘mir’ hi se khatra hai

ab nahin koi baat khatre ki

ab sabhi ko sabhi se khatra hai