kahane kii baat ho to use kah sunaayiye
Altaf Husain Hali
kahane kii baat ho to use kah sunaayiye
jo dil pe ban rahii ho, kyo.n kar dikhaayiye
duniyaa kii ho havas to dil-o-dii.n ga.Nvaayiye
yaa.N khoyiye bahut-saa to kuchh jaa ke paayiye
ye kyaa ki dil hai dair me.n aur ka'abe me.n maqaam
ho rahiye bas vahii.n ke, jahaa.N dil lagaayiye
gar jaan kaa zarar hai mohabbat me.n naaseho
ham jaan hii se baiThe hai.n bezaar jaayiye
aur aitabaar khote hii apanaa rahaa-sahaa
bas aa gayaa yaqii.n hame.n, qasame.n na khaayiye
hotii hujuum-e-Gam me.n hai, kyo.n zahar kii talaash
'Hali' bataaye.N aap ko, gar kuchh khilaayiye