aur kuchh der gham nazar mein rakh — Bakul Dev

muskuraane kaa fan to baa'd kaa hai
pahle saaat kaa intikhaab karo

aaine mein hai phir vahi surat
yuun hi hoti hai tarjumaani kyaa

vahi aansu vahi maazi ke qisse
jise dekho kaTe ko kaaTtaa hai

havas shaamil hai thoDi si duaa mein
abhi is lau mein halkaa saa dhuaan hai

shaam utri hai phir ahaate mein
jism par raushni ke ghaav liye

samundar hai koi aankhon mein shaayad
kinaaron par chamakte hain guhar se

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

hans ke miltaa hai magar kaafi thaki lagti hain
us ki aankhein kai sadiyon ki jagi lagti hain

ab zamaane se aur kyaa maangun
daulat-e-gham bahut ziyaada hai