na dastakein na sadaa kaun dar pe aayaa hai — Ahmad Shahryar

tujh se bhi kab hui tadbir miri vahshat ki
tu bhi muTThi mein kahaan bheinch sakaa paani ko

khvaab-e-ziyaan hain umr kaa khvaab hain haasil-e-hayaat
is kaa bhi thaa yaqin mujhe vo bhi mire gumaan mein thaa

samaai kis tarah meri aankhon ki putliyon mein
vo ek hairat jo aaine se bahut baDi thi

saalgirah par kitni nek tamannaaein mausul huiin
lekin in mein ek mubaarakbaad abhi tak baaqi hai

raaton ko jaagte hain isi vaaste ki khvaab
dekhegaa band aankhein to phir lauT jaaegaa

qatra Thiik hai dariyaa hone mein nuqsaan bahut hai
dekh to kaise Duub rahaa hai meraa lashkar mujh mein

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

nazar bachaa ke jo aansu kiye the main ne paak
khabar na thi yahi dhabbe baneinge daaman ke

bataa khud ko bhalaa kaise sanvaarun
mujhe gham aainon mein dikh rahaa hai

us pe qurbaan ki jis ne tiri aavaaz suni
sadqe us aankh ke jis ne tiraa jalva dekhaa