ik dard ho bas aaTh pahar dil mein ki jis ko — Altaf Hussain Hali

ek raushan dimaagh thaa na rahaa
shahar mein ik charaagh thaa na rahaa

aa rahi hai chaah-e-yusuf se sadaa
dost yaan thoDe hain aur bhaai bahut

jaanvar aadmi farishta khudaa
aadmi ki hain saikaDon qismein

ham ne avval se paDhi hai ye kitaab aakhir tak
ham se puchhe koi hoti hai mohabbat kaisi

gul-o-gulchin kaa gila bulbul-e-khush-lahja na kar
tu giraftaar hui apni sadaa ke baais

farishte se baDh kar hai insaan bannaa
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

sadiyon tak ehtimaam-e-shab-e-hijr mein rahe
sadiyon se intizaar-e-sahar kar rahe hain ham

puchho to ek ek hai tanhaa sulag rahaa
dekho to shahr shahr hai mela lagaa huaa

nabi sadqe kutub shah dil mein kiitaa
mohabbat haidar-e-karraar ehdaas