kabhi milo to dikhaaun udaasiyon kaa safar — Sharib Mauranwi

kisi ko maar ke khush ho rahe hain dahshat-gard
kahin pe shaam-e-gharibaan kahin divaali hai

peD ke niche zaraa si chhaanv jo us ko mili
so gayaa mazdur tan par boriyaa oDhe hue

saron pe oDh ke mazdur dhuup ki chaadar
khud apne sar pe use saaebaan samajhne lage

sab ek jaisi hain duniyaa ki ‘auratein lekin
tumhaare Dasne kaa andaaz mukhtalif Thahraa

qafas ke band parinde hain jin ki aankhon mein
asiri ghumti rahti hai qaid-khaanon ki

puuri duniyaa mujhe fankaar samajhti hai to kyaa
mere ghar vaale to naakaara samajhte hain mujhe

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

sher mein saath ravaani ke maaani bhi to bhar
ai 'sadaa' qaid tu kuuze mein samundar kar de

sukhan raaz-e-nashaat-o-gham kaa parda ho hi jaataa hai
ghazal kah lein to ji kaa bojh halkaa ho hi jaataa hai

jal thal kaa khvaab thaa ki kinaare Dubo gayaa
tanhaa kanval bhi jhiil se baahar nikal paDaa