baDi mushkil se aa ke baiThaa huun — Ahmad Aqeel

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

jis ne duniyaa bhar ke gham apnaae the
us ko duniyaa ne kahaa be-dard thaa

shaayad apnaa hi taaaqub hai mujhe sadiyon se
shaayad apnaa hi tasavvur liye jaataa hai mujhe

aansu tumhaari aankh mein aae to uTh gae
ham jab karam ki taab na laae to uTh gae