main akelaa huun tu bhi tanhaa hai — Sabir Adeeb

is qadar unchi hui divaar-e-nafrat har taraf
aaj har insaan se insaan ki paziraai gai

tilism TuuT gayaa shab kaa main bhi ghar ko chalun
rukaa thaa jis ke liye vo bhi ghar gayaa kab kaa

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

vaqt ki kokh mein sulagtaa saa
meri hasti kaa gham paheli hai

lagtaa hai ki is dil mein koi qaid hai 'ashfaaq'
rone ki sadaa aati hai yaadon ke khanDar se

yuun dard ne ummid ke laD se mujhe baandhaa
dariyaaon ko jis tarah kinaaraa kare koi