aTaa hai shahar baarudi dhuein se — Rasikh Irfani

kitnaa naadim huun kisi shakhs se shikva kar ke
mujh se dekhaa na gayaa us kaa pashemaan honaa

vo ahl-e-kahaf the jin ko ziyaa mili aakhir
miraa ye daur ki ab tak andheraa ghaar mein hai

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

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin