hasad kaa rang pasandida rang hai sab kaa — Akhtar Lakhnvi

mausam-e-gul tire sadqe tiri aamad ke nisaar
dekh mujh se miraa saaya bhi judaa hai ab ke

jazbe ki kaDi dhuup ho to kyaa nahin mumkin
ye kis ne kahaa sang pighaltaa hi nahin hai

suune kitne baam hue kitne aangan be-nur hue
chaand se chehre yaad aate hain chaand nikalte vaqt bahut

hamein khudaa pe bharosa hai naa-khudaa pe nahin
khudaa jo detaa hai vo naa-khudaa nahin detaa

ik tere hi kuche par mauquf nahin hai kuchh
har gaam hain taazirein ham log jahaan bhi hain

khvaabida apne chaahne vaalon ko dekh kar
mumkin hai lauT jaae sahar jaagte raho

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

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

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

dard mein lazzat bahut ashkon mein raanaai bahut
ai gham-e-hasti hamein duniyaa pasand aai bahut