Tags-Aarzoo

ik aarzū hai aap mire ham-safar baneñ
tā-umr dekhtī rahūñ ye shauq-e-dīd hai

pesh-e-nigāh-e-muztarib hāsil-e-justujū bhī hai
ya.anī vo shoḳh mā.il-e-pursish-e-ārzū bhī hai

zindagī ġhamgīn hotī jā rahī hai
aarzū rañgīn hotī jā rahī hai

kabhī naġhma-e-ġham-e-ārzū kabhī zindagī kī pukār ham
kabhī ḳhāk-e-kūcha-e-yār ham kabhī shahryār-e-bahār ham

kabhī paas aa ke nigāh kar hai ye zindagī tirā aa.ina
tirā ruup ham tirā pyaar ham tirī aarzū kā siñgār ham

ġham-e-zindagī se shikast kyā rah-e-ārzū meñ qadam baḌhā
tū jo saath ho to badal bhī deñ ye mizāj-e-lail-o-nahār ham

tujhe pā sakeñ ki na pā sakeñ koī zindagī kī lagan to hai
ki ḳhushī se kaise ujaaḌ deñ tirī aarzū kā dayār ham

tirī nigāh-e-tajassus bhī pā nahīñ saktī
us aarzū ko jo dil meñ kahīñ chhupī hogī

fareb-e-ārzū pe aur e'tibār ke liye
uThāo jaam vaqt kam hai vaqt ho chukā bahut

charāġh-e-ārzū kī lau bhaḌakne de abhī 'farhat'
vahī tanhā shab-e-furqat meñ hogā ham-safar terā

kisī bahr-e-muhīt-e-be-karāñ kī aarzū meñ hai
ye tūfānoñ kī maujoñ meñ sañvarne kā hunar terā

zindagī mere liye 'tālib' sazā-e-ishq hai
merī hastī hai mujassam dāstān-e-ārzū

vo suneñ siine se lag kar dāstān-e-ārzū
dil kī har āvāz hotī hai zabān-e-ārzū

ho chale un ke lab-e-nāzuk tabassum-āshnā
barq se kab tak bachegā āshiyān-e-ārzū

miT nahīñ saktā qayāmat tak nishān-e-ārzū
husn jism-e-ārzū hai ishq jān-e-ārzū

un kī duzdīda nigāhoñ meñ ye kyā e.ajāz thā
jī uThe ek-bārgī sab kushtagān-e-ārzū

ho chukī roz-e-azal vābastagī-e-huns-o-ishq
ek jān-e-ārzū hai ik jahān-e-ārzū

be-qarārī be-ḳhudī bechārgī dīvāngī
haiñ ye unvānāt-e-zeb-e-dāstān-e-ārzū

be-ḳhudī kī manziloñ meñ sarf-e-hairat ho gayā
dil ki le de kar bachā thā ik nishān-e-ārzū

dhaḌkanoñ kī baat mānūñ yā ki ā.īñe kī ab?
aarzū kī apnī zid hai jhurriyoñ kī apnī zid