un ki tamannaa meri koshish baaham vaade aur qasmein — Amanullah Khalid

vaqt ki tez havaaon ne ajab moD liyaa
phuul se haath jo the un mein bhi patthar nikle

kitaab ziist mein baab-e-alam bhi ho mahfuz
siyaah-raat kaa manzar sahar mein rakkhaa jaae

dard aisaa diyaa ehsaas-e-vafaa ne ham ko
na davaa ne hi shifaa di na duaa ne ham ko

jise bhi dekho vahi ajnabi saa lagtaa hai
tumhaare shahr mein koi bhi aashnaa na milaa

main hi thaa ik aankh na bhaaon vo to ab bhi yaar hain tere
jin logon ne teraa charchaa baazaaron mein aam kiyaa

har dar pe ik baang lagaavein bhalaa karo bas bhalaa karo
ek hi shikva ek hi naala subh kiyaa aur shaam kiyaa

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kyaa dikhaataa hai falak-e-garm tu naan-e-khurshid
khaanaa khaate hain sadaa ahl-e-tavakkul ThanDaa

shaam hote hi khuli saDkon ki yaad aati hai
sochtaa roz huun main ghar se nahin niklungaa