'ehsaan' aisaa talkh javaab-e-vafaa milaa — Ehsan Danish Kandhlvi

kuchh log jo savaar hain kaaghaz ki naav par
tohmat taraashte hain havaa ke dabaav par

tum saada-mizaaji se miTe phirte ho jis par
vo shakhs to duniyaa mein kisi kaa bhi nahin hai

main hairaan huun ki kyuun us se hui thi dosti apni
mujhe kaise gavaara ho gai thi dushmani apni

log yuun dekh ke hans dete hain
tu mujhe bhuul gayaa ho jaise

shorish-e-ishq mein hai husn baraabar kaa sharik
soch kar jurm-e-tamannaa ki sazaa do ham ko

kis kis ki zabaan rokne jaaun tiri khaatir
kis kis ki tabaahi mein tiraa haath nahin hai

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

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

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

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

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

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa