dard ki dhuup Dhale gham ke zamaane jaaein — Zia Zameer

mulk to mulk gharon par bhi hai qabza us kaa
ab to ghar bhi nahin chalte hain siyaasat ke baghair

us ko nae safar mein nae ham-safar ke saath
dil khush huaa hai kyon ye ziyaa dekhte hue

koi aasaan hai bhalaa rishte ko qaaem rakhnaa
girti divaar hai ham jis ko sambhaale hue hain

tujh se kahaa thaa khushbuein us ke badan ki laaiyo
meraa ye kaam aaj tak tu ne sabaa nahin kiyaa

zindagi rok ke aksar yahi kahti hai mujhe
tujh ko jaanaa thaa kidhar aur kidhar aa gayaa hai

daanaaon ne ki daanaai muund liin aankhein
chauraahe par qatl huaa paagal ne dekhaa

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

raasta sunsaan thaa to muD ke dekhaa kyuun nahin
mujh ko tanhaa dekh kar us ne pukaaraa kyuun nahin

silsila rone kaa sadiyon se chalaa aataa hai
koi aansu miri palkon pe Thahartaa hi nahin

ik harf-e-tasalli thaa mudaavaa-e-gham-e-hijr
jis vaqt tu pahlu se mire uTh ke gayaa thaa