koi tanhaai kaa gosha koi kunj-e-aafiyat — Abdul Aziz Khalid

har baat hai 'khaalid' ki zamaane se niraali
baashinda hai shaayad kisi duniyaa-e-digar kaa

nai mohabbatein 'khaalid' puraani dostiyaan
azaab-e-kashmakash-e-be-amaan mein rahte hain

kaun mar kar dobaara zinda huaa
kaun mulk-e-fanaa se lauTaa hai

pursaan-e-pareshaani-e-insaan nahin koi
qismat ki girah naakhun-e-tadbir se kholo

shahidaan-e-vafaa ki manqabat likhte rahe lekin
na ki arzi khudaaon ki kabhi hamd-o-sanaa ham ne

parakhne vaale parkheinge isi meaar par ham ko
jahaan se kyaa liyaa ham ne jahaan ko kyaa diyaa ham ne

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

tujhe bhi dekh liyaa ham ne o khudaa-e-ajal
ki teraa zor chalaa bhi to ahl-e-gham pe chalaa

tum jo chaaho to mire dard kaa darmaan ho jaae
varna mushkil hai ki mushkil miri aasaan ho jaae

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain