is bulandi pe bahut tanhaa huun — Tahir Faraz

kaash aisaa koi manzar hotaa
mere kaandhe pe tiraa sar hotaa

aadmi huun vasf-e-paighambar na maang
mujh se mere dost meraa sar na maang

taarikiyon ne khud ko milaayaa hai dhuup mein
saaya jo shaam kaa nazar aaya hai dhuup mein

kyaa khabar thi aaegaa ik roz aisaa vaqt bhi
meri goyaai tiraa munh dekhti rah jaaegi

jab bhi TuuTaa mire khvaabon kaa hasin taaj-mahal
main ne ghabraa ke kahi 'mir' ke lahje mein ghazal

kaise maanun ki zamaane ki khabar rakhti hai
gardish-e-vaqt to bas mujh pe nazar rakhti 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

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

zindagi kaa har ik gham uThaate hue
main sanbhalne lagaa laDkhaDaate hue

main phir rahaa huun shahr mein saDkon pe ghaaliban
aavaaz de ke mujh ko miraa ghar pukaar le