ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz — Abdul Hamid Adam

taklif miT gai magar ehsaas rah gayaa
khush huun ki kuchh na kuchh to mire paas rah gayaa

sirf ik qadam uThaa thaa ghalat raah-e-shauq mein
manzil tamaam umr mujhe DhunDhti rahi

kahte hain umr-e-rafta kabhi lauTti nahin
jaa mai-kade se meri javaani uThaa ke laa

jin se insaan ko pahunchti hai hamesha taklif
un kaa daavaa hai ki vo asl khudaa vaale hain

ik hasin aankh ke ishaare par
qaafile raah bhuul jaate hain

saaqi mujhe sharaab ki tohmat nahin pasand
mujh ko tiri nigaah kaa ilzaam chaahiye

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

miri jaan aaj kaa gham na kar ki na jaane kaatib-e-vaqt ne
kisi apne kal mein bhi bhuul kar kahin likh rakhi hon masarratein

tujh se milne par but-e-bedard ye uqda khulaa
bholi-bhaali shakl vaale hote hain jallaad bhi

itne ghane baadal ke pichhe
kitnaa tanhaa hogaa chaand