baiThaa huaa huun lag ke dariche se mahv-e-yaas — Akash Arsh

sukhan-aabad mein saudaaiyon ki dhuum sahi
'mir'-ji she'r ke fan mein mire ustaad raho

sab apni zaat mein ik anjuman ke mujrim hain
kisi vajud mein kuchh fard jaisaa hai hi nahin

kisi parind ki chikhon ne sang-baari ki
sukut-e-shaam kaa shisha bikhar gayaa mujh mein

har ek samt tiri yaad kaa dhundalkaa hai
tire khayaal kaa suraj utar gayaa mujh mein

main khud ko dekhtaa huun aur bhi hiqaarat se
jab apnaa martaba taslim karne lagtaa huun

ye kaun tere sivaa kar sakaa udaas mujhe
tire khayaal ne chheDi thi guftugu kis ki

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

main piir ho gayaa huun aur ab tak javaan hai dard
mere murid ho jo tumhein dostaan hai dard

lamhe udaas udaas fazaaein ghuTi ghuTi
duniyaa agar yahi hai to duniyaa se bach ke chal

miri zindagi pe na muskuraa mujhe zindagi kaa alam nahin
jise tere gham se ho vaasta vo khizaan bahaar se kam nahin