lazzat-e-zindagi vo kyaa jaane — Mohammad Baqar Shams

khauf-e-mahshar na rahaa dil mein jo dekhaa main ne
pusht par mere gunaahon ke hai rahmat us ki

dekhaa jo din ko us ne su-e-charkh-e-be-madaar
sonaa utar gayaa varaq-e-aaftaab kaa

kuchh na puchho daraazi-e-shab-e-hijr
kaT gai 'umr aur sahar na hui

qaabu mein rakkhe ablaq-e-lail-o-nahaar ko
dekhaa na main ne aisaa kisi shahsavaar ko

muskuraahaT lab-e-naazuk pe nigaahein nichi
kis se sikhaa hai ye andaaz dil-aaraai kaa

dekhaa jo main ne naama-e-aa'maal hashr mein
qissa likhaa thaa mere aur un ke shabaab kaa

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