vo muskuraa ke koi baat kar rahaa thaa 'shumaar' — Akhtar Shumar

main to is vaaste chup huun ki tamaashaa na bane
tu samajhtaa hai mujhe tujh se gilaa kuchh bhi nahin

ab to haathon se lakirein bhi miTi jaati hain
us ko kho kar to mire paas rahaa kuchh bhi nahin

main ghar ko phunk rahaa thaa baDe yaqin ke saath
ki teri raah mein pahlaa qadam uThaanaa thaa

abhi safar mein koi moD hi nahin aayaa
nikal gayaa hai ye chup-chaap daastaan se kaun

muddaton mein aaj dil ne faisla aakhir diyaa
khub-surat hi sahi lekin ye duniyaa jhuuT hai

tu ne ek umr ke baa'd puchhaa hai haal-e-dil
vahi dard-o-gham vahi hasratein mire saath hain

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

aur bhi to hain zamaane mein tumhaare aashiq
ek main hi tumhein kyaa qaabil-e-ilzaam milaa