pi jaate hain zahr-e-gham-e-hasti ho ki mai ho — Anjum Rumani

nai zindagi ke nae makr o fan
nae aadmi ki nai chaal-Dhaal

dil se uThtaa hai subh-o-shaam dhuaan
koi rahtaa hai is makaan mein abhi

sach ke saude mein na paDnaa ki khasaaraa hogaa
jo huaa haal hamaaraa so tumhaaraa hogaa

ye jitne masale hain mashghale hain sab faraaghat ke
na tum be-kaar baiThe ho na ham be-kaar baiThe hain

dete nahin sujhaai jo duniyaa ke khatt-o-khaal
aae hain tirgi mein magar raushni se ham

samjhi gai jo baat hamaari ghalat to kyaa
yaan tarjuma kuchh aur hai aayat kuchh aur 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

shab ko miri chashm-e-hasrat kaa sab dard-e-dil un se kah jaanaa
daanton mein dabaa kar honT apnaa kuchh soch ke us kaa rah jaanaa

'najib' ik vahm thaa do chaar din kaa saath hai lekin
tire gham se to saari umr kaa rishta nikal aayaa

tiraa hijr meraa nasib hai tiraa gham hi meri hayaat hai
mujhe teri duuri kaa gham ho kyon tu kahin bhi ho mire paas hai