main ek baab thaa afsaana-e-vafaa kaa magar — Hasan Naim

kam nahin ai dil-e-betaab mataa-e-ummid
dast-e-mai-khvaar mein khaali hi sahi jaam to hai

kuchh usulon kaa nasha thaa kuchh muqaddas khvaab the
har zamaane mein shahaadat ke yahi asbaab the

gham se bikhraa na paaemaal huaa
main to gham se hi be-misaal huaa

jo bhi kahnaa hai kaho saaf shikaayat hi sahi
in ishaaraat-o-kinaayaat se ji Dartaa hai

gard-e-shohrat ko bhi daaman se lipaTne na diyaa
koi ehsaan zamaane kaa uThaayaa hi nahin

'iqbaal' ki navaa se musharraf hai go 'naim'
urdu ke sar pe 'mir' ki ghazlon kaa taaj hai

in vafaadaari ke vaadon ko ilaahi kyaa huaa
vo vafaaein karne vaale bevafaa kyuun ho gae

charaagh-e-'ishq lab-e-baam chhoD aaya huun
rah-e-vafaa mein tiraa naam chhoD aaya huun

vafaa ki khair manaataa huun bevafaai mein bhi
main us ki qaid mein huun qaid se rihaai mein bhi

ham se kyaa ho sakaa mohabbat mein
khair tum ne to bevafaai ki

payambaron se zaminein vafaa nahin kartin
ham aise kaun khudaa the ki apne ghar rahte

ye moajaza bhi kisi ki duaa kaa lagtaa hai
ye shahr ab bhi usi be-vafaa kaa lagtaa hai