aadhe ghar mein main hotaa huun aadhe ghar mein tanhaai — Rana Amir Liyaqat

gale lagaa ke mujhe puchh masala kyaa hai
main Dar rahaa huun tujhe haal-e-dil sunaane se

zindagi dekh tiri khaas riaayat hogi
ik mohabbat hai mire paas agar karne de

hazaar raste tire hijr ke ilaaj ke hain
ham ahl-e-ishq zaraa mukhtalif mizaaj ke hain

nukta yahi azal se paDhaayaa gayaa hamein
havvaa baraae-husn hai aadam baraae-ishq

iinT se iinT joD kar, khvaab banaa rahaa huun main
rakhne na Daal mere yaar' khvaab ki dekh-bhaal mein

agarche roz miraa sabr aazmaataa hai
magar ye dariyaa mujhe tairnaa sikhaataa hai

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

tum nahin gham nahin sharaab nahin
aisi tanhaai kaa javaab nahin

jaada-e-gham mein aarzu ke sivaa
ham-safar dusraa nahin hotaa

udaas aankhon ki viraan maang bharne ko
ye niind khvaab kaa sindur le ke aai hai