masarrat aur gham donon ki koi had zaruri hai — Atique Asar

qarib se na guzar intizaar baaqi rakh
qaraabaton kaa magar e'tibaar baaqi rakh

uThe jaate hain dida-var sabhi aahista aahista
ye duniyaa mo'tabar logon se khaali hoti jaati hai

churaa ke laae hain kuchh log lafz ke moti
inhein vo bech rahe hain dukaan dukaan ho kar

vo baat mujh ko to dushnaam si lagi hai 'atiq'
tumhaaraa naam likhaa kis ne be-vafaaon mein

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin