na rahi be-khudi-e-shauq mein itni bhi khabar — Tilok Chand Mahroom

baad-e-tark-e-aarzu baiThaa huun kaisaa mutmain
ho gai aasaan har ik mushkil ba-aasaani miri

buraa ho ulfat-e-khubaan kaa ham-nashin ham to
shabaab hi mein buraa apnaa haal kar baiThe

uThaane ke qaabil hain sab naaz tere
magar ham kahaan naaz uThaane ke qaabil

fikr-e-maaash o ishq-e-butaan yaad-e-raftagaan
in mushkilon se ahd-baraai na ho saki

ba-zaahir garm hai baazaar-e-ulfat
magar jins-e-vafaa kam ho gai hai

gadaa nahin hain ki dast-e-savaal phailaaein
kabhi na aap ne puchhaa ki aarzu kyaa hai

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

baandhaa thaa khud hi aap ne paighaam-e-iltifaat
kyaa baat thi jo aap hi khud bad-gumaan hue

abhi dikhaao na tasvir-e-zindagi is ko
ye bachpanaa hai abhi muskuraanaa chaahtaa hai

maanaa ki teraa mujh se koi vaasta nahin
milne ke baa'd mujh se zaraa aaina bhi dekh