kahte hain ki ummid pe jiitaa hai zamaana — Aasi Uldani

sabr par dil ko to aamaada kiyaa hai lekin
hosh uD jaate hain ab bhi tiri aavaaz ke saath

apni haalat kaa khud ehsaas nahin hai mujh ko
main ne auron se sunaa hai ki pareshaan huun main

ishq paaband-e-vafaa hai na ki paaband-e-rusum
sar jhukaane ko nahin kahte hain sajda karnaa

betaab saa phirtaa hai kai roz se 'aasi'
bechaare ne phir tum ko kahin dekh liyaa hai

jahaan apnaa qissa sunaanaa paDaa
vahin ham ko ronaa rulaanaa paDaa

murattab kar gayaa ik ishq kaa qaanun duniyaa mein
vo divaane hain jo majnun ko divaana bataate hain

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

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

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

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