kah do 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' se ham bhi sher kahte hain — Manzar Bhopali

ik makaan aur bulandi pe banaane na diyaa
ham ko parvaaz kaa mauqaa hi havaa ne na diyaa

aankh bhar aai kisi se jo mulaaqaat hui
khushk mausam thaa magar TuuT ke barsaat hui

aap hi ki hai adaalat aap hi munsif bhi hain
ye to kahiye aap ke aib-o-hunar dekhegaa kaun

baap bojh Dhotaa thaa kyaa jahez de paataa
is liye vo shahzaadi aaj tak kunvaari hai

ab samajh lete hain miThe lafz ki kaDvaahaTein
ho gayaa hai zindagi kaa tajraba thoDaa bahut

unhin pe saare masaaib kaa bojh rakkhaa hai
jo tere shahr mein imaan le ke aae hain

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate