sikhaa diyaa hai zamaane ne be-basar rahnaa — Wazir Agha

aise baDhe ki manzilein raste mein bichh gaiin
aise gae ki phir na kabhi lauTnaa huaa

vo khush-kalaam hai aisaa ki us ke paas hamein
tavil rahnaa bhi lagtaa hai mukhtasar rahnaa

khuli kitaab thi phulon-bhari zamin meri
kitaab meri thi rang-e-kitaab us kaa thaa

itnaa na paas aa ki tujhe DhunDte phirein
itnaa na duur jaa ke hama-vaqt paas ho

yaa abr-e-karam ban ke baras khushk zamin par
yaa pyaas ke sahraa mein mujhe jiinaa sikhaa de

dhuup ke saath gayaa saath nibhaane vaalaa
ab kahaan aaegaa vo lauT ke aane vaalaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa