tujh se parda nahin mire gham kaa — Anjum Azmi

koi to khair kaa pahlu bhi nikle
akelaa kis tarah ye shar rahegaa

biThaa ke saamne tum ko bahaar mein pi hai
tumhaare rind ne tauba bhi ru-ba-ru kar li

ab na vo josh-e-vafaa hai na vo andaaz-e-talab
ab bhi lekin tire kuche se guzar hotaa hai

niklo bhi kabhi sud-o-ziyaan se varna
kuche mein tire kaun bhalaa aaegaa

dil na kaaba hai ne kalisaa hai
teraa ghar hai harim-e-mariyam hai

ghalat hai jazba-e-dil par nahin koi ilzaam
khushi mili na hamein jab to gham ki khu kar li

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

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai