yuun dard ne ummid ke laD se mujhe baandhaa — Ahmad Faqih

ahl-e-khirad ise na samajh paaeinge 'faqih'
kuchh masale hain maavaraa fath o shikast se

vo jaataa rahaa aur main kuchh bol na paayaa
chiDiyon ne magar shor saa divaar pe khinchaa

aaj mujhe apni aankhon se us ke qurb ki khushbu aai
meri nazar se us ne shaayad apne-aap ko dekhaa hogaa

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

hindu se puchhiye na musalmaan se puchhiye
insaaniyat kaa gham kisi insaan se puchhiye

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin