tanhaai na puchh apni ki saath ahl-e-junun ke — Zuhoor Nazar

baad-e-tark-e-ulfat bhi yuun to ham jiye lekin
vaqt be-tarah biitaa umr be-sabab guzri

barson se khaDaa huun haath uThaae
taasir-e-duaa kaa muntazir huun

ghar se us kaa bhi nikalnaa ho gayaa aakhir muhaal
meri rusvaai se shohrat ku-ba-ku us ki bhi thi

vo jise saare zamaane ne kahaa meraa raqib
main ne us ko ham-safar jaanaa ki tu us ki bhi thi

na so sakaa huun na shab jaag kar gizaari hai
ajiib din hain sukun hai na be-qaraari hai

sunte hain chamaktaa hai vo chaand ab bhi sar-e-baam
hasrat hai ki bas ek nazar dekh lein ham bhi

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

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin