khushi ki baat aur hai ghamon ki baat aur — Anwar Taban

hanste hanste nikal paDe aansu
rote rote kabhi hansi aai

har ek shakhs miraa shahr mein shanaasaa thaa
magar jo ghaur se dekhaa to main akelaa thaa

shaayad aa jaae kabhi dekhne vo rashk-e-masih
main kisi aur se is vaaste achchhaa na huaa

ji to ye chaahtaa hai mar jaaein
zindagi ab tiri razaa kyaa hai

aaegaa vo din hamaari zindagi mein bhi zarur
jo andheron ko miTaa kar raushni de jaaegaa

sukun qalb ko jis se mil jaae 'taabaan'
ghazal koi aisi sunaa dijiyegaa

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

in aansuon se bhalaa meraa kyaa bhalaa hogaa
vo mere baa'd jo royaa bhi yaad kar ke mujhe

khushi daaman-kashaan hai dil asir-e-gham hai barson se
hamaari zindagi kaa ek hi aalam hai barson se

mire khamir pe saari hi sarf ho gai thi
phir us ke baa'd udaasi nai banaai gai