had-e-nigaah dekhiye banne ko gham-gusaar — Aisha Ayub

itnaa masruf kar liyaa khud ko
gham bhi aa kar khushi se lauT gae

tumhaari khush-nasibi hai ki tum samjhe nahin ab tak
akele-pan mein aur tanhaai mein jo farq hotaa hai

kuchh umr apni zaat kaa dukh jhelte rahe
kuchh umr kaaenaat kaa dukh jhelnaa paDaa

ek laDki chuDiyaan khankaa rahi thi aur tabhi
us khanak se uTh rahaa thaa jaise zindaani kaa shor

kisi se bhi mukhaatib hon koi bhi baat hoti ho
tumhaaraa naam lene kaa bahaana DhunD lete hain

ujlat mein vo dekho kyaa kyaa chhoD gayaa
apni baatein apnaa chehra chhoD gayaa

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

aablon kaa shikva kyaa Thokaron kaa gham kaisaa
aadmi mohabbat mein sab ko bhuul jaataa hai

miri zindagi kaa haasil tire gham ki paasdaari
tire gham ki aabru hai mujhe har khushi se pyaari

hamein aakhirat mein 'aamir' vahi umr kaam aai
jise kah rahi thi duniyaa gham-e-ishq mein ganvaa di