zard chehron se udaasi ke bichhaDne kaa sabab — Ahmad Sageer

khudaa-yaa apne kun ki laaj rakh le
tiraa shahkaar zaae' ho rahaa hai

javaab aae na aae shikan to aaegi
savaal puchh hi lenaa agarche Darte hue

dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai
ham agar bol paDeinge to bahut boleinge

ajnabiyyat ki jhalak dekhi gai lahje mein
baat Darne ki hai is baat pe Dar jaaiye naa

khurach khurach ke tujhe zehn se miTaaungaa
main apne hosh ke naakhun zaraa baDhaa to luun

zard mausam ne darakhton ki zabaan sil di thi
phir koi phuul hansaa aur khizaan haar gai

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

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

palaT ke aae na aae koi sune na sune
sadaa kaa kaam fazaaon mein gunjte tak hai

mire abbaa ne is ko daad di naazuk-khayaali ki
miri ammaan ko kahtaa hai musaddas hai ye 'haali' ki

bachche meri ungli thaame dhire dhire chalte the
phir vo aage dauD gae main tanhaa pichhe chhuT gayaa