lazzat-e-dard-e-jigar yaad aai — Qamar Moradabadi

muddaton baad jo is raah se guzraa huun 'qamar'
ahd-e-rafta ko bahut yaad kiyaa hai main ne

harf aane na diyaa ishq ki khuddaari par
kaam naakaam tamannaa se liyaa hai main ne

yuun na milne ke sau bahaane hain
milne vaale kahaan nahin milte

jis qadar jazb-e-mohabbat kaa asar hotaa gayaa
ishq khud tark o talab se be-khabar hotaa gayaa

gham ki tauhin na kar gham ki shikaayat kar ke
dil rahe yaa na rahe azmat-e-gham rahne de

qadam uThe bhi nahin bazm-e-naaz ki jaanib
khayaal abhi se pareshaan hai dekhiye kyaa ho

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle
dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas

baDe baDe gham khaDe hue the rasta roke raahon mein
chhoTi chhoTi khushiyon se hi ham ne dil ko shaad kiyaa

khud apne se milne kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh mein
main bhiiD mein gum ho gai tanhaai ke Dar se

dil naa-umid to nahin naakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai