ai rabb-e-zulekhaa-o-khudaa-e-abu-yusuf — Ahmad Sageer

zard mausam ne darakhton ki zabaan sil di thi
phir koi phuul hansaa aur khizaan haar gai

khudaa-yaa apne kun ki laaj rakh le
tiraa shahkaar zaae' ho rahaa hai

javaab aae na aae shikan to aaegi
savaal puchh hi lenaa agarche Darte hue

dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai
ham agar bol paDeinge to bahut boleinge

ajnabiyyat ki jhalak dekhi gai lahje mein
baat Darne ki hai is baat pe Dar jaaiye naa

zard chehron se udaasi ke bichhaDne kaa sabab
log puchheinge to kah denaa ki dukh haar gayaa

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa