tanhaa tire maatam mein nahin shaam-e-siyah-posh — Mohammad Rafi Sauda

firaaq-e-khuld se gandum hai sina-chaak ab tak
ilaahi ho na vatan se koi gharib judaa

kis munh se phir tu aap ko kahtaa hai ishq-baaz
ai ru-siyaah tujh se to ye bhi na ho sakaa

'saudaa' se shakhs ke taiin aazurda kijiye
ai khud-parast haif nahin tu vafaa-parast

ishq se to nahin huun main vaaqif
dil ko shoala saa kuchh lipaTtaa hai

ve suratein ilaahi kis mulk bastiyaan hain
ab dekhne ko jin ke aankhein tarastiyaan hain

ammaame ko utaar ke paDhiyo namaaz shaikh
sajde se varna sar ko uThaayaa na jaaegaa

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

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

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin