Aarzuon Ke DhaDakte Shahr Jal Kar Rah Gae, Urdu Ghazal By Ain Salam

aarzuon ke dhaDakte shahr jal kar rah gae
kaise kaise hashr KHamoshi mein Dhal kar rah gae

KHatir-e-KHasta ka ab koi nahin pursan-e-haal
kitne dildari ke unwan the badal kar rah gae

ab kahan ahd-e-wafa ki pasdari ab kahan
jo haqaeq the wo afsanon mein Dhal kar rah gae

ab kahan wo sahilon se sair-e-tufan-e-hayat
ab to wo sahil talatum mein badal kar rah gae

hasil-e-gham ya gham-e-hasil mayassar kuchh nahin
zindagani ke sabhi asbab jal kar rah gae

hae wo gham jo bayan ki had mein aa sakte na the
qaid-o-ashk-o-ah se aage nikal kar rah gae

al-aman haalat ki mahshar-KHirami al-aman
Dagmagae is qadar goya sambhal kar rah gae

rah gaya hun ek main tanha hujum-e-barq mein
ham-nawa sare chaman ke sath jal kar rah gae

ban to sakte the wo tufan-e-qayamat-KHez bhi
jo dhaDakte walwale ashkon mein Dhal kar rah gae

ek wo hain Dalte hain mah-o-anjum par kamand
aur ek hum hain ki KHwabon se bahal kar rah gae

jin ko hasil tha zamane mein sukun-e-iztirab
apne hi ehsas ke shoalon mein jal kar rah gae

jin ki KHamoshi thi mashhur-e-zamana ai 'salam'
aaj un ke munh se bhi shikwe nikal kar rah gae