ye shab-e-gham ye meri tanhaai — Dr. Jafar Askari

niind aati hi nahin thi aagahi ke dard se
maut ne aaghosh mein le kar sulaayaa hai mujhe

chhin leti hai aadmi kaa vaqaar
muflisi bhi 'azaab hai yaaro

miT jaaegi vatan se jahaalat ki tirgi
vo dekh inqalaab kaa suraj qarib hai

ik maan ke dam se ziist mein raunaq thi barqaraar
ab vo nahin to raunaq-e-bazm-e-jahaan nahin

mazhab se us ke dil mein na paidaa huaa gudaaz
ye aadmi to aur bhi saffaak ho gayaa

barsaat muflison ki sadaa se raqib hai
kachche makaan girne kaa mausam 'ajib hai

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

hamaare she'r naghme aur sajde
adaa jo ho na paae kyaa hue vo

main phir rahaa huun shahr mein saDkon pe ghaaliban
aavaaz de ke mujh ko miraa ghar pukaar le

khuub gahri jo lagi choT to ham ne jaanaa
vaqt lagtaa hai kisi dard ko jaate jaate