vahi sitaara-numaa ik charaagh hai 'aazar' — Dilawar Ali Aazar

ek lamhe ke liye tanhaa nahin hone diyaa
khud ko apne saath rakkhaa jis jahaan ki sair ki

badan ko chhoD hi jaanaa hai ruuh ne 'aazar'
har ik charaagh se aakhir dhuaan nikaltaa hai

ik din jo yunhi parda-e-aflaak uThaayaa
barpaa thaa tamaashaa koi tanhaai se aage

sukhan-saraai koi sahl kaam thoDi hai
ye log kis liye janjaal mein paDe hue hain

use kisi se mohabbat na thi magar us ne
gulaab toD ke duniyaa ko shak mein Daal diyaa

us se milnaa to use eid-mubaarak kahnaa
ye bhi kahnaa ki miri eid mubaarak kar de

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

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