khush hue itne ki ham se pahle — Ahmad Mahfuz

daaman ko zaraa jhaTak to dekho
duniyaa hai kuchh aur shai nahin hai

dil ne lagaa diyaa hai jo ik kaam se mujhe
har dam laDaai rahti hai aaraam se mujhe

jaantaa huun in dinon kaisaa hai dariyaa kaa mizaaj
is liye saahil se thoDaa faasla rakhtaa huun main

apne hi aks kaa chakkar to nahin chaaron taraf
ki nazar aate hain ab khud ko hamin chaaron taraf

zehn par zor bhi Daalo to na yaad aauun main
is tarah parda-e-nisyaan mein chhupaa lo mujh ko

zakhmon ko ashk-e-khun se sairaab kar rahaa huun
ab aur bhi tumhaaraa chehra khilaa rahegaa

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa