tumhaare aane ki ummid bar nahin aati — Azhar Iqbal

ghuTan si hone lagi us ke paas jaate hue
main khud se ruuTh gayaa huun use manaate hue

ye kaifiyat hai meri jaan ab tujhe kho kar
ki ham ne khud ko bhi paayaa nahin bahut din se

ye pahlaa ishq hai tumhaaraa soch lo
mire liye ye raastaa nayaa nahin

har ek shakhs yahaan mahv-e-khvaab lagtaa hai
kisi ne ham ko jagaayaa nahin bahut din se

hai ab bhi bistar-e-jaan par tire badan ki shikan
main khud hi miTne lagaa huun use miTaate hue

ek muddat se hain safar mein ham
ghar mein rah kar bhi jaise beghar se

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai