Keya Kahoon, Kisse Kahoon, Kayse Kahoon Poem by Akhtar Jawad

Koi bhool hui, Keya bhool hui,
Woh mujhse bat nahin karte,
Koi chook hui, Keya chook hui,
Main bol rahi, Woh sunte nahin,
Kutch kahte nahin,
Jate jate jab maine kaha,
Allah Hafiz,
Pehle woh keya keya kahte they,
Pehle woh keyakeya karte they,
Aur aaj to bas itna hi kaha,
Allah Hafiz.
Woh chale gaye, jate jate,
Ek bar bhi mur kar dekha nahin,
Woh aankhen bhi khamosh raheen,
Aur hont to bilkul sakit they,
Bas chale gaye, koi phone bhi ab tak aaya nahin,
Dil daftar mein ghabraya nahin.

Koi bat nahin,
Aysa to aksar hota hay,
Insan hay Woh hansta hay sada,
Kabhi kabhi ro leta hay,
Mujhko bhi zara ro lene do,
Is dil ko zara dho lene do,
Jab sham suhani aayegi,
Aur madhoshi jab chaye gi,
Jab sham ke sanwle paikar per,
Chanda ki kirnen barsen gi,
Jab tare hans kar neel gagan per,
Athkhelian karne niklen ge,
Jab sham ke phoolon ka joban,
Angrai lekar uththe ga,
Aur khusboo har soo bikhre gi,
Woh hosh urane aaye ga,
Har shikwah mitane aaye ga,
Woh jaddo banker chaye ga,
Soton ko jagane aaye ga,
Roton ko hansane aaye ga,
Roothon ko manane aayega,
Aur han ek bat bataun tumhein,
Koi tohfa lekar aayen ge.

Lekin uske, aane se pehle,
Main aaj karoon gi solah singhar,
Phir hal kisi ka dekhoon gi,
Aur main unse phir roothoon gi,
Aiy sham zara jaldi aana,
Dil mera abhi se dharakta hay,
Aur chupke chepke kahta hay,
Phir taza hogi guzri bahar,
Aur chand sitare dekhen ge,
Hum kaise muhabbat karte hayn,
Phir kaliyan chupen gi patton mein,
Phir hawa chalegi behki hui,
Phir jadoo woh ban jayega,
Phir khusboo main ban jaoon gi,
Phir dulhan main ban jaoon gi,
Koi ghughat mera uthae ga,
Koi geet bhi mujhko sunaye ga,
Woh apna hosh urayega,
Woh mujhko bhi bahkaye ga,
Har aang se masti phoote gi,
Har rang se kirnen niklen gi,
Tum khud hi kaho is jeevan ka,
Us nazuk rangeen lamhe mein,
Koi matlab aur bhi mumkin hay,
Bas ek muhabbat hogi wohan,
Aur uske siwa sare jazbe,
Sharmaen ge chup jaen ge,
Bachon ki tarah so jaen ge.

Yeh khel they mere jeevan ke,
Yeh jeevan aise hi guzra hay,
Keyun aaj nahin, dunya mein kahin,
Yeh khushian dikhai deti hayn,
Logon mein, mere bachon mein,
Yeh preet ki reet sikhaoon kise,
Yeh geet suhane sunaoon kise,
Main kisse kahoon yun peyar karo,
Yun apni subh ki sham karo,
Yum apni sham ki rat karo,
Woh roothe agar to manao use,
Aur rootho, jab muskaye koi,
Yun waqt ganwana theek nahin,
Ban jao lutere muhabbat ke,
Kal balon mein chandi chamke gi,
Yeh guzri umr na aaye gi,
Lekin yeh sab kisse kahoon,
Koi meri sune to usse kahoon,
Koi uske jaisa bhi dikhta nahin,
Koi mere jaisa bhi milta nahin.