gham ke pichhe maare maare phirnaa kyaa — Shakeel Jamali

zindagi aise bhi haalaat banaa deti hai
log saanson kaa kafan oDh ke mar jaate hain

sab se pahle dil ke khaali-pan ko bharnaa
paisa saari umr kamaayaa jaa saktaa hai

apne khuun se itni to ummidein hain
apne bachche bhiiD se aage nikleinge

har kone se teri khushbu aaegi
har sanduq mein tere kapDe nikleinge

umr kaa ek aur saal gayaa
vaqt phir ham pe khaak Daal gayaa

abhi raushan huaa jaataa hai rasta
vo dekho ek aurat aa rahi 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

yaarab tu us ke dil se sadaa rakhiyo gham ko duur
jis ne kisi ke dil ko kabhi shaadmaan kiyaa

baDaa ghaaTe kaa saudaa hai 'sadaa' ye saans lenaa bhi
baDhe hai umr jyun-jyun zindagi kam hoti jaati hai

mohabbat ke marizon kaa mudaavaa hai zaraa mushkil
utartaa hai 'sadaa' un kaa bukhaar aahista aahista