gham-e-zamaana tiri zulmatein hi kyaa kam thiin — Hafeez Hoshiarpuri

aah marg-e-aadmi par aadmi roe bahut
koi bhi royaa na marg-e-aadamiyyat ke liye

tiri talaash mein jab ham kabhi nikalte hain
ik ajnabi ki tarah raaste badalte hain

ham ko manzil ne bhi gumraah kiyaa
raaste nikle kai manzil se

dosti aam hai lekin ai dost
dost miltaa hai baDi mushkil se

zamaane bhar ke gham yaa ik tiraa gham
ye gham hogaa to kitne gham na honge

mohabbat karne vaale kam na honge
tiri mahfil mein lekin ham na honge

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye sach hai meri sadaa ne raushan kiye hain mehraab par sitaare
magar miri be-qaraar aankhon ne aaine kaa ziyaan kiyaa hai

galiyon ki udaasi puchhti hai ghar kaa sannaaTaa kahtaa hai
is shahr kaa har rahne vaalaa kyuun dusre shahr mein rahtaa hai

jin ki dard-bhari baaton se ek zamaana raam huaa
'qaasir' aise fan-kaaron ki qismat mein ban-baas rahaa