bataa khud ko bhalaa kaise sanvaarun — Ahmad Tariq

aasmaan par garajnaa baadalon kaa
tere lahje kaa istiaara hai

pyaar apni jagah par ek shikaayat hai mujhe
tum ne aane mein bahut der ki aane vaale

teri aankhon teri zulfon kaa gila kaise utaarun
tere honTon par safar kartaa qalam thaktaa nahin hai

hatheli pe likh le miraa naam tu
lakiron mein rachnaa miraa kaam hai

meri aankhon kaa raat din ronaa
mere khvaabon ki aab-yaari 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

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

sher mein saath ravaani ke maaani bhi to bhar
ai 'sadaa' qaid tu kuuze mein samundar kar de

sukhan raaz-e-nashaat-o-gham kaa parda ho hi jaataa hai
ghazal kah lein to ji kaa bojh halkaa ho hi jaataa hai

jal thal kaa khvaab thaa ki kinaare Dubo gayaa
tanhaa kanval bhi jhiil se baahar nikal paDaa