mohabbat jis ko kahte hain kabhi baatil nahin hoti

mohabbat jis ko kahte hain kabhi baatil nahin hoti
fareb-e-‘aql ho jae fareb-e-dil nahin hoti
wo rahi hun ki jis ke samne manzil nahin hoti
yahi aawargi shayad kisi qabil nahin hoti


ta'ajjub hai kisi surat nazar qail nahin hoti
tabi'at to tumhaari yaad se ghafil nahin hoti
khamoshi ho ya goyai bahar-haalat zaban apni
nahin hoti tumhaare nam se ghafil nahin hoti


tamanna dubna hi jaanti hai bahr-e-ulfat mein
ye wo kashti hai jo sharminda-e-sahil nahin hoti
bahar-surat mayassar hai teri qurbat bhi khalwat bhi
magar didar ki daulat kabhi hasil nahin hoti


nahin jhukta kabhi sajde mein sar ahl-e-tariqat ka
gunahon ki faza mein be-khudi shamil nahin hoti
dam-e-tufan hila deti hai dil maghrur maujon ke
du'a mein itni gahrai lab-e-sahil nahin hoti


hamesha 'shad' rakhti hai mohabbat ham-khayalon ki
magar ye parsaon mein kabhi hasil nahin hoti