ham the hamaare saath ko’ii tiisra na thaa
aisaa hasiin din kahiiN dekhaa sunaa na thaa
aankhoN meiN us kii tair rahe the hayaa ke raNg
palkeN uThaa ke merii taraf dekhtaa na thaa
kuchh aise us ki jhiil si aankheN thiN har taraf
ham ko sivaaye Duubne ke raasta na thaa
haathoN meiN der tak ko’ii khushbuu basii rahii
darwaaza-e-chaman tha vo, baNd-e-qabaa na thaa
us ke to aNg-aNg meiN jalne lage diye
jaaduu hai mere haath meiN mujh ko pataa na thaa
us ke badan ki lau se thii kamre meiN raushni
khiRkii meiN chaand, taaq meiN ko’ii diyaa na thaa
kal raat vo nigaar hua aisaa multafit
aksoN ke darmiyaan ko’ii aaiina na thaa
saaNsoN meiN the gulaab to hoToN pe chaandni
in manzaroN se maiN to kabhi aashnaa na thaa
royaa kuch is tarah mere shaane se lag ke vo
aisaa laga ke jaise kabhii be wafaa na thaa
hai ishq ek rog, mohabbat azaab hai
ik roz ye kharaab kareN ge, kahaa na thaa!
~Amjad vahaaN pe had koi rehtii bhi kis tarah
rukne ko keh raha thaa magar roktaa na thaa
aisaa hasiin din kahiiN dekhaa sunaa na thaa
aankhoN meiN us kii tair rahe the hayaa ke raNg
palkeN uThaa ke merii taraf dekhtaa na thaa
kuchh aise us ki jhiil si aankheN thiN har taraf
ham ko sivaaye Duubne ke raasta na thaa
haathoN meiN der tak ko’ii khushbuu basii rahii
darwaaza-e-chaman tha vo, baNd-e-qabaa na thaa
us ke to aNg-aNg meiN jalne lage diye
jaaduu hai mere haath meiN mujh ko pataa na thaa
us ke badan ki lau se thii kamre meiN raushni
khiRkii meiN chaand, taaq meiN ko’ii diyaa na thaa
kal raat vo nigaar hua aisaa multafit
aksoN ke darmiyaan ko’ii aaiina na thaa
saaNsoN meiN the gulaab to hoToN pe chaandni
in manzaroN se maiN to kabhi aashnaa na thaa
royaa kuch is tarah mere shaane se lag ke vo
aisaa laga ke jaise kabhii be wafaa na thaa
hai ishq ek rog, mohabbat azaab hai
ik roz ye kharaab kareN ge, kahaa na thaa!
~Amjad vahaaN pe had koi rehtii bhi kis tarah
rukne ko keh raha thaa magar roktaa na thaa