vo shakhs jis ki khushi kaa baais thiin meri baatein — Ashfaq Nasir

jaa tujhe tere havaale kar diyaa
kheinch le ye haath phailaayaa huaa

shaam Dhalne se faqat shaam nahin Dhalti hai
umr Dhal jaati hai jaldi palaT aanaa mire dost

apni qismat mein sabhi kuchh thaa magar phuul na the
tum agar phuul na hote to hamaare hote

shaam hoti hai to lagtaa hai koi ruuTh gayaa
aur shab us ko manaane mein guzar jaati hai

hijr insaan ke khad-o-khaal badal detaa hai
kabhi fursat mein mujhe dekhne aanaa mire dost

ham aaine mein tiraa aks dekhne ke liye
kai charaagh nadi mein bahaane lagte hain

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

nahin nahin main bahut khush rahaa huun tere baghair
yaqin kar ki ye haalat abhi abhi hui hai

kuchh aastinon ki majburiyaan bhi hoti hain
khushi se apni bhalaa saanp kaun paaltaa hai

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa