ham ne jo 'tamannaai' bayaabaan-e-talab mein — Aziz Tamannai

jis ko chalnaa hai chale rakht-e-safar baandhe hue
ham jahaan-gasht hain uTThe hain kamar baandhe hue

vahin bahaar-ba-kaf qaafile lapak ke chale
jahaan jahaan tire naqsh-e-qadam ubharte rahe

ab kaun si mataa-e-safar dil ke paas hai
ik raushani-e-subh thi vo bhi udaas hai

ye gham nahin ki mujh ko jaagnaa paDaa hai umr bhar
ye ranj hai ki mere saare khvaab koi le gayaa

un ko hai daavaa-e-asihaai
jo nahin jaante shifaa kyaa hai

baaqi abhi qafas mein hai ahl-e-qafas ki yaad
bikhre paDe hain baal kahin aur par kahin

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai