apne sukhe hue gul-daan kaa gham hai mujh ko — Ateequllah

fazaa mein haath to uTThe the ek saath kai
kisi ke vaaste koi duaa na kartaa thaa

tum ne to faqat us ki rivaayat hi suni hai
ham ne vo zamaana bhi guzarte hue dekhaa

zaraa se rizq mein barkat bhi kitni hoti thi
aur ik charaagh se kitne charaagh jalte the

ye raah-e-talab yaaro gumraah bhi karti hai
saamaan usi kaa thaa jo be-sar-o-saamaan thaa

aaina aaina tairtaa koi aks
aur har khvaab mein dusraa khvaab hai

kuchh aur din abhi is jaa qayaam karnaa thaa
yahaan charaagh vahaan par sitaara dharnaa thaa

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

dil to rotaa rahe aur aankh se aansu na bahe
ishq ki aisi rivaayaat ne dil toD diyaa

kyaa gham hai jo ham gumnaam rahe tum to na magar badnaam hue
achchhaa hai ki mere marne par duniyaa mein miraa maatam na huaa