apni to daastaan hai bas itni — Habib Jalib

kuchh aur bhi hain kaam hamein ai gham-e-jaanaan
kab tak koi uljhi hui zulfon ko sanvaare

sher se shaairi se Darte hain
kam-nazar raushni se Darte hain

duniyaa to chaahti hai yunhi faasle rahein
duniyaa ke mashvaron pe na jaa us gali mein chal

aane vaali barkhaa dekhein kyaa dikhlaae aankhon ko
ye barkhaa barsaate din to bin piritam be-kaar gae

kuchh log khayaalon se chale jaaein to soein
biite hue din raat na yaad aaein to soein

ik tiri yaad se ik tere tasavvur se hamein
aa gae yaad kai naam hasinaaon ke

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ham ne tumhaare gham ko haqiqat banaa diyaa
tum ne hamaare gham ke fasaane banaae hain

gham-e-dil ab kisi ke bas kaa nahin
kyaa davaa kyaa duaa kare koi

aadmi kaa aadmi har haal mein hamdard ho
ik tavajjoh chaahiye insaan ko insaan ki taraf