dusron kaa dard 'akhtar' mere dil kaa dard hai — Akhtar Ansari

ai soz-e-jaan-gudaaz abhi main javaan huun
ai dard-e-laa-ilaaj ye umr-e-shabaab hai

samajhtaa huun main sab kuchh sirf samjhaanaa nahin aataa
taDaptaa huun magar auron ko taDpaanaa nahin aataa

us se puchhe koi chaahat ke maze
jis ne chaahaa aur jo chaahaa gayaa

yaaron ke ikhlaas se pahle dil kaa mire ye haal na thaa
ab vo chaknaachur paDaa hai jis shishe mein baal na thaa

rang o bu mein Duube rahte the havaas
haae kyaa shai thi bahaar-e-aarzu

ragon mein dauDti hain bijliyaan lahu ke evaz
shabaab kahte hain jis chiiz ko qayaamat hai

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

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

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

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin