gham-e-zindagi ik musalsal azaab — Ghulam Rabbani Taban

ye mai-kada hai kalisaa o khaanqaah nahin
uruj-e-fikr o farogh-e-nazar ki manzil hai

rah-e-talab mein kise aarzu-e-manzil hai
shuur ho to safar khud safar kaa haasil hai

ye chaar din ki rifaaqat bhi kam nahin ai dost
tamaam umr bhalaa kaun saath detaa hai

shabaab-e-husn hai barq-o-sharar ki manzil hai
ye aazmaaish-e-qalb-o-nazar ki manzil hai

nikhar gae hain pasine mein bhiig kar aariz
gulon ne aur bhi shabnam se taazgi paai

manzilein raah mein thiin naqsh-e-qadam ki surat
ham ne muD kar bhi na dekhaa kisi manzil ki taraf

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa