koi bhi khush nahin hai is khabar se — Ata Abidi

zarurat Dhal gai rishte mein varna
yahaan koi kisi kaa apnaa kab hai

sabr ki had bhi to kuchh hoti hai
kitnaa palkon pe sambhaalun paani

aaj bhi 'prem' ke aur 'krishn' ke afsaane hain
aaj bhi vaqt ki jamhuri zabaan hai urdu

adab hi zindagi mein jab na aayaa
adab mein itni mehnat kis liye hai

kisi ke jism-o-jaan chhalni kisi ke baal-o-par TuuTe
jali shaakhon pe yuun laTke kabutar dekh aayaa huun

khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa
zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai

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

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

ye do-dili mein rahaa ghar na ghaaT kaa 'anjum'
buton ko kar na sakaa khush khudaa ko paa na sakaa

rang ho raushni ho yaa khushbu
sab mein partav usi hasin ke hain

jaane kyaa kah rahaa thaa vo mujh se
main ne bhi kah diyaa ki khush huun main

tum se Takraae to huaa maa'lum
haadse khushnumaa bhi hote hain