thi siyaahiyon kaa maskan miri zindagi ki vaadi — Amir Usmani

aql thak kar lauT aai jaada-e-aalaam se
ab junun aaghaaz farmaaegaa is anjaam se

ye qadam qadam balaaein ye savaad-e-ku-e-jaanaan
vo yahin se lauT jaae jise zindagi ho piyaari

chand alfaaz ke moti hain mire daaman mein
hai magar teri mohabbat kaa taqaazaa kuchh aur

baaqi hi kyaa rahaa hai tujhe maangne ke baad
bas ik duaa mein chhuT gae har duaa se ham

aablon kaa shikva kyaa Thokaron kaa gham kaisaa
aadmi mohabbat mein sab ko bhuul jaataa hai

ishq sar-taa-ba-qadam aatish-e-sozaan hai magar
us mein shola na sharaara na dhuaan hotaa hai

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

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai