afsos be-shumaar sukhan-haa-e-guftani — Azad Ansari

vo kaafir-nigaahein khudaa ki panaah
jidhar phir gaiin faisla ho gayaa

ham ko na mil sakaa to faqat ik sukun-e-dil
ai zindagi vagarna zamaane mein kyaa na thaa

didaar ki talab ke tariqon se be-khabar
didaar ki talab hai to pahle nigaah maang

sazaaein to har haal mein laazmi thiin
khataaein na kar ke pashemaaniyaan hain

banda-parvar main vo banda huun ki bahr-e-bandagi
jis ke aage sar jhukaa dungaa khudaa ho jaaegaa

talab-e-aashiq-e-saadiq mein asar hotaa hai
go zaraa der mein hotaa hai magar hotaa hai

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

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

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

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge