hazaar baar aazmaa chukaa hai magar abhi aazmaa rahaa hai — 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

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

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa