sukun-e-iztiraab-e-gham pe chaara-saaz to khush hain — Abdul Hai Aarfi

sukun-e-iztiraab-e-gham pe chaara-saaz to khush hain
dil-e-betaab ki lekin qazaa maalum hoti hai

Urdu

سکون اضطراب غم پہ چارہ ساز تو خوش ہیں
دل بیتاب کی لیکن قضا معلوم ہوتی ہے

Hindi

सुकून-ए-इज़्तिराब-ए-ग़म पे चारा-साज़ तो ख़ुश हैं
दिल-ए-बेताब की लेकिन क़ज़ा मालूम होती है

ab mire vaaste har mauj hai aaghosh-e-sukun
bahr-e-gham mein jo nahin hai koi saahil na sahi

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

bahut badlaa mazaaq-e-dil khayaal-e-yaar ne lekin
jo shaayaan-e-mazaaq-e-yaar thaa aisaa kahaan badlaa

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

aai khizaan ki yaad to dil sard ho gayaa
kuchh der bhi to lutf na aayaa bahaar kaa

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

mohabbat khud mohabbat kaa sila hai 'aarfi' lekin
koi aasaan hai kyaa be-niyaaz-e-muddaaa honaa

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

ek hi phuul thaa bas gul-kada-e-husn mein tu
chun liyaa aankh mein apni tire shaidaai ne

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

dil ko tapish-e-shauq ki ye lazzat-e-paiham
mil to gai lekin baDi mushkil se mili hai

— Abdul Hai Aarfi

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

— Nasim Zahid

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

— Khumar Barabankavi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

— Hanif Fauq