ek vo hain ki jinhein apni khushi le Duubi — Azad Gulati

aasmaan ek sulagtaa huaa sahraa hai jahaan
DhunDhtaa phirtaa hai khud apnaa hi saayaa suraj

kise milti najaat 'aazaad' hasti ke masaail se
ki har koi muqayyad aab o gil ke silsilon kaa thaa

dekhne vaale mujhe meri nazar se dekh le
main tiri nazron mein huun aur main hi har manzar mein huun

raushni phaili to sab kaa rang kaalaa ho gayaa
kuchh diye aise jale har-su andheraa ho gayaa

vo vaqt aaegaa jab khud tumhi ye sochogi
milaa na hotaa agar tujh se main to behtar thaa

aap jis rah-guzar-e-dil se kabhi guzre the
us pe taa-umr kisi ko bhi guzarne na diyaa

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

kyuun sharik-e-gham banaate ho kisi ko ai 'qatil'
apni suuli apne kaandhe par uThaao chup raho

qatil apnaa muqaddar gham se begaana agar hotaa
to phir apne paraae ham se pahchaane kahaan jaate

aate hain ayaadat ko to karte hain nasihat
ahbaab se gham-khvaar huaa bhi nahin jaataa