apne nazdik dard-e-dil main kahaa — Syed Mohammad Meer Asar

kyaa kahun kis tarah se jiitaa huun
gham ko khaataa huun aansu piitaa huun

bevafaa kuchh nahin teri taqsir
mujh ko meri vafaa hi raas nahin

tu hi behtar hai aaina ham se
ham to itne bhi ru-shanaas nahin

kaam tujh se abhi to saaqi hai
ki zaraa ham ko hosh baaqi hai

jannat hai us baghair jahannam se bhi zubun
dozakh bahisht haigi agar yaar saath hai

jis ghaDi ghurte ho ghussa se
nikle paDtaa hai pyaar aankhon mein

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

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki

hamaare she'r naghme aur sajde
adaa jo ho na paae kyaa hue vo