vo jugnu ho sitaara ho ki aansu — Akhtar Shahjahanpuri

dilon mein karb baDhtaa jaa rahaa hai
magar chehre abhi shaadaab se hain

abhi tahzib kaa nauha na likhnaa
abhi kuchh log urdu bolte hain

ye moajiza hamaare hi tarz-e-bayaan kaa thaa
us ne vo sun liyaa thaa jo ham ne kahaa na thaa

apnon se jang hai to bhale haar jaaun main
lekin main apne saath sipaahi na laaungaa

koi manzar nahin barsaat ke mausam mein bhi
us ki zulfon se phisalti hui dhupon jaisaa

ranj-o-gham sahne ki aadat ho gai hai
zinda rahne ke saliqe de gayaa vo

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

tujhe kis baat kaa gham hai vo itnaa puchh lein mujh se
vo itnaa puchh lein mujh se to phir kis baat kaa gham hai

bahut royaa huun main jab se ye main ne khvaab dekhaa hai
ki aap aansu bahaate saamne dushman ke baiThe hain

bahut se gham to diye 'zabt' aise logon ne
ki jin se koi tavaqqo na thi vafaa ke sivaa