mujhe mere miTne kaa gham hai to ye hai — Qamar Jalalvi

sunaa hai ghair ki mahfil mein tum na jaaoge
kaho to aaj sajaa luun gharib-khaane ko

har vaqt mahviyat hai yahi sochtaa huun main
kyuun barq ne jalaayaa miraa aashiyaan na puchh

nasheman khaak hone se vo sadma dil ko pahunchaa hai
ki ab ham se koi bhi raushni dekhi nahin jaati

zaraa ruuTh jaane pe itni khushaamad
'qamar' tum bigaaDoge aadat kisi ki

'qamar' afshaan chuni hai rukh pe us ne is saliqe se
sitaare aasmaan se dekhne ko aae jaate hain

zabt kartaa huun to ghuTtaa hai qafas mein miraa dam
aah kartaa huun to sayyaad khafaa hotaa hai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

navaaztaa thaa hamesha vo gham ki daulat se
aur is khazaane se main maalaa maal ho hi gayaa

gham ki band muTThi mein ret saa miraa jivan
jab zaraa kasi muTThi zindagi bikharti hai

tujh se mil kar bhi udaasi nahin jaati dil ki
tu nahin aur koi meri kami ho jaise