Shayari
gham-e-aarzu kaa 'hasrat' sabab aur kyaa bataaun
miri himmaton ki pasti mire shauq ki bulandi
hai mashq-e-sukhan jaari chakki ki mashaqqat bhi
ik turfa tamaashaa hai 'hasrat' ki tabiat bhi
ہے مشق سخن جاری چکی کی مشقت بھی
اک طرفہ تماشا ہے حسرتؔ کی طبیعت بھی
है मश्क़-ए-सुख़न जारी चक्की की मशक़्क़त भी
इक तुर्फ़ा तमाशा है 'हसरत' की तबीअत भी

gham-e-aarzu kaa 'hasrat' sabab aur kyaa bataaun
miri himmaton ki pasti mire shauq ki bulandi
raat din naama-o-paighaam kahaan tak doge
saaf kah dijiye milnaa hamein manzur nahin
'hasrat' bahut hai martaba-e-aashiqi buland
tujh ko to muft logon ne mashhur kar diyaa
taasir-e-barq-e-husn jo un ke sukhan mein thi
ik larzish-e-khafi mire saare badan mein thi
ham kyaa karein agar na tiri aarzu karein
duniyaa mein aur bhi koi tere sivaa hai kyaa
chhup nahin sakti chhupaane se mohabbat ki nazar
paD hi jaati hai rukh-e-yaar pe hasrat ki nazar
shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam
ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad
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
pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe
ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein