parakhne vaale parkheinge isi meaar par ham ko — Abdul Aziz Khalid

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

qaasid ye zabaan us ki bayaan us kaa nahin hai
dhokaa hai tujhe us ne kahaa aur hi kuchh hai

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

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

kisi se rasm-o-rah-e-dosti to kyaa karte
hamaaraa khud se taaaruf bhi ghaaebaana thaa

jo yaad-e-yaar se guft-o-shunid kar li hai
to goyaa phuul se khushbu kashid kar li hai

kahne ko gham-e-hijr baDaa dushman-e-jaan hai
par dost bhi is dost se behtar nahin miltaa

pyaas ko pyaar karnaa thaa keval
ek akhshar badal na paae ham

jab bhi lauTaa gaanv ke baazaar se
mujh ko sab bachchon ne dekhaa pyaar se