main thaa sadiyon ke safar mein 'ahmad' — Ahmad Khayal

tu jo ye jaan hatheli pe liye phirtaa hai
teraa kirdaar kahaani se nikal saktaa hai

mahakte phuul sitaare damaktaa chaand dhanak
tire jamaal se kitnon ne istifaada kyaa

ye bhi ejaaz mujhe ishq ne bakhshaa thaa kabhi
us ki aavaaz se main diip jalaa saktaa thaa

havaa ke haath pe chhaale hain aaj tak maujud
mire charaagh ki lau mein kamaal aisaa thaa

ye bhi tiri shikast nahin hai to aur kyaa
jaisaa tu chaahtaa thaa main vaisaa nahin banaa

kisi darvesh ke hujre se abhi aayaa huun
so tire hukm ki taamil nahin karni mujhe

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

patthar ke jigar vaalo gham mein vo ravaani hai
khud raah banaa legaa bahtaa huaa paani hai

chashm-e-dilbar ne dil-e-zaar ki dildaari ki
aah bimaar ne bimaar ki gham-khvaari ki