aaj ki raat bhi tanhaa hi kaTi — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

aaghosh mein mahkoge dikhaai nahin doge
tum nikhat-e-gulzaar ho ham parda-e-shab hain

gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan ki taraf yuun aayaa
jaanib shahar chale dukhtar-e-dahqaan jaise

zindagi shama ki maanind jalaataa huun 'nadim'
bujh to jaaungaa magar subah to kar jaaungaa

kis tavaqqoa pe kisi ko dekhein
koi tum se bhi hasin kyaa hogaa

ik safina hai tiri yaad agar
ik samundar hai miri tanhaai

aakhir duaa karein bhi to kis muddaaa ke saath
kaise zamin ki baat kahein aasmaan se ham

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

dil dard ki bhaTTi mein kai baar jale hai
tab ek ghazal husn ke saanche mein Dhale hai

vahi to umr mere dard-e-dil ki bhi hogi
tire shabaab kaa ye kaun saal hai pyaare

'dard' ke milne se ai yaar buraa kyuun maanaa
us ko kuchh aur sivaa diid ke manzur na thaa