vahi yaksaaniyat-e-shaam-o-sahar hai ki jo thi — Azeem Murtaza

ab imtiyaaz-e-zaahir-o-baatin bhi miT gayaa
dil chaak ho rahaa hai garebaan ke saath saath

kyaa kyaa faraaghatein thiin mayassar hayaat ko
vo din bhi the ki tere sivaa koi gham na thaa

khulus-e-niyat-e-rahbar pe munhasir hai 'azim'
maqaam-e-ishq bahut duur bhi hai paas bhi hai

dard-e-mahrumi-e-jaaved bhi ik daulat hai
ahl-e-gham bhi tire sharminda-e-ehsaan nikle

aaj tak yaad hai vo shaam-e-judaai kaa samaan
teri aavaaz ki larzish tire lahje ki thakan

ek dard-e-hasti ne umr bhar rifaaqat ki
varna saath detaa hai kaun aakhiri dam tak

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho