dukh jhelo to ji kaDaa hi rakhnaa — Tauseef Tabassum

kyaa ye sach hai ki khizaan mein bhi chaman khilte hain
mere daaman mein lahu hai to mahaktaa kyaa hai

dil bayaaz-e-umr ki auraaq-gardaani mein hai
kyaa khabar hai kaun saa safha khulaa rah jaaegaa

kaun se dukh ko palle baandhein kis gham ko tahrir karein
yaan to dard sivaa hotaa hai aur bhi arz-e-haal ke baad

jo bhi narmi hai khayaalon mein na hone se hai
khvaab aankhon se nikal jaaein to patthar ho jaaein

paanv mein lipTi hui hai sab ke zanjir-e-anaa
sab musaafir hain yahaan lekin safar mein kaun hai

achchhaa hai ki sirf ishq kiije
ye umr to yuun bhi raaegaan hai

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin