bas us ki pahchaan yahi hai — Ahmad Shanas

bahut chhoTaa safar thaa zindagi kaa
main apne ghar ke andar tak na pahunchaa

baahar insaanon se nafrat hai lekin
ghar mein Dheron bachche paidaa karte hain

kaun qatre mein uThaataa hai talaatum
aur antar-aatmaa tak sinchtaa hai

chaand mein darvesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai vo aur kis ko khojtaa hai

saat qulzum hain mire siine mein
ek qatre se ubhaaraa thaa mujhe

main us ki pahchaan huun yaa vo meri
kyaa samjhun aur vo samjhaae kyaa kyaa

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

dard aur dard bhi judaai kaa
aise bimaar ki duaa kab tak

munh chhupaanaa paDe na dushman se
ai shab-e-gham sahar na ho jaae

aah ye mahki hui shaamein ye logon ke hujum
dil ko kuchh biiti hui tanhaaiyaan yaad aa gaiin