fart-e-gham-e-havaadis-e-dauraan ke baavajud — Ahmad Riyaz

shikast-e-ahd-e-sitam par yaqin rakhte hain
ham intihaa-e-sitam kaa gilaa nahin karte

main nukta-chin nahin huun magar ye bataaiye
vo kaun the jo hans ke gulon ko masal gae

gham-e-habib gham-e-zindagi gham-e-dauraan
kisi maqaam pe ham ji buraa nahin karte

kuchh is tarah se luTi hai mataa-e-dida-o-dil
ki ab kisi se bhi zikr-e-vafaa nahin karte

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

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

mire habib miri muskuraahaTon pe na jaa
khudaa-gavaah mujhe aaj bhi tiraa gham hai

mahv-e-hairat huun kharaash-e-dast-e-gham ko dekh kar
zakhm chehre par hain yaa hai aaina TuuTaa huaa