ab to rusvaaiyaan yaqini hain — Qaisar Nizami

tire baghair tere intizaar se thak kar
shab-e-firaaq ke maaron ko niind aai hai

khizaan ki zad mein hi ab tak tiraa gulistaan thaa
hamin ne aa ke bahaaron ko zindagi bakhshi

tamaam umr rahe meraa muntazir tu bhi
tamaam umr mire intizaar ko tarse

tu saraapaa nuur hai main teraa aks-e-khaas huun
kah rahe hain yuun tiraa sab aaina-khaana mujhe

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

uThaa hi laayaa sabhi raaste vo kaandhon par
yaqin us pe na kartaa to main kidhar jaataa

nahin nahin main bahut khush rahaa huun tere baghair
yaqin kar ki ye haalat abhi abhi hui hai

jurm-e-ummid ki sazaa hi de
mere haq mein bhi kuchh sunaa hi de

na jaane kis liye ummid-vaar baiThaa huun
ik aisi raah pe jo teri rahguzar bhi nahin

adam bahut hi agar ruThne lagi ummid
kisi ke vaade pe phir e'tibaar kar lungaa