Shayari
kaam ho to kaam karnaa vaqt ho to shaa'iri
naukri apni jagah hai shaa'iri apni jagah
jis ke dam se thi jism ki raunaq
us udaasi ke haath piile hue
جس کے دم سے تھی جسم کی رونق
اس اداسی کے ہاتھ پیلے ہوئے
जिस के दम से थी जिस्म की रौनक़
उस उदासी के हाथ पीले हुए

kaam ho to kaam karnaa vaqt ho to shaa'iri
naukri apni jagah hai shaa'iri apni jagah
mo'jiza aur bhalaa is se baDaa kyaa hogaa
dard is dil mein hai girte hain tumhaare aansu
hai mere dil ko anaa is qadar 'aziz ki vo
taDapne bhi nahin detaa hai aah bhar ke mujhe
pyaasi bahut thiin hasratein lo aaj mar gaiin
baarish kaa intizaar thaa vo bhi nahin rahaa
aakhir tire savaal kaa main kyaa javaab duun
ai mere ham-khayaal zaraa sochne to de
duriyaan tum ne hi baDhaai thiin
ham to apni jagah pe Thahre hain
gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
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
jaane main kaun thaa logon se bhari duniyaa mein
meri tanhaai ne shishe mein utaaraa hai mujhe
main apni khushiyaan akele manaayaa kartaa huun
yahi vo gham hai jo tujh se chhupaa huaa hai miraa