miraa hi siina kushaada hai chaahaton ke taiin — Arshad Abdul Hamid

halqa-e-dil se na niklo ki sar-e-khucha-e-khaak
aish jitne hain isi kunj-e-kam-aasaar mein hain

ye duniyaa akbar zulmon ki ham majburi ki anaarkali
ham divaaron ke biich mein hain ham nargha-e-jabr-o-jalaal mein hain

gham-e-jahaan o gham-e-yaar do kinaare hain
udhar jo Duube vo aksar idhar nikal aae

ishq marhun-e-hikaayaat-o-gumaan bhi hogaa
vaaqia hai to kisi taur bayaan bhi hogaa

ye intizaar nahin shama hai rifaaqat ki
is intizaar se tanhaai khub-surat hai

zamin ke paas kisi dard kaa ilaaj nahin
zamin hai ki mire ahd ki siyaasat hai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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