naa-umidi hai buri chiiz magar — Bismil Saeedi

husn bhi kambakht kab khaali hai soz-e-ishq se
shama bhi to raat bhar jalti hai parvaane ke saath

dohraai jaa sakegi na ab daastaan-e-ishq
kuchh vo kahin se bhuul gae hain kahin se ham

tum jab aate ho to jaane ke liye aate ho
ab jo aa kar tumhein jaanaa ho to aanaa bhi nahin

sukun nasib huaa ho kabhi jo tere baghair
khudaa kare ki mujhe tu kabhi nasib na ho

ro rahaa huun aaj main saare jahaan ke saamne
roegaa kal dekhnaa saaraa jahaan mere liye

kaabe mein musalmaan ko kah dete hain kaafir
but-khaane mein kaafir ko bhi kaafar nahin kahte

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

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

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

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