kali ki khu hai bahar-haal muskuraane ki — Nisar Itavi

ye dil vaalon se puchho is ko dil vaale samajhte hain
bigaaD aai havaa zulfein kisi ki yaa sanvaar aai

kitne pur-haul andheron se guzar kar ai dost
ham tire husn ki rakhshanda sahar tak pahunche

yaqinan rahbar-e-manzil kahin par raastaa bhulaa
vagarna qaafile ke qaafile gum ho nahin sakte

aa dost saath aa dar-e-maazi se maang laaein
vo apni zindagi ki javaan bhi hasin bhi thi

dil mein kyaa kyaa gumaan guzarte hain
muskuraao na baat se pahle

subh bichhaD kar shaam kaa vaada shaam kaa honaa sahal nahin
un ki tamannaa phir kar lenaa subh ko pahle shaam karo

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi