ik ajnabi ke haath mein de kar hamaaraa haath — Hafeez Merathi

haae vo naghma jis kaa mughanni
gaataa jaae rotaa jaae

shisha TuuTe ghul mach jaae
dil TuuTe aavaaz na aae

vo vaqt kaa jahaaz thaa kartaa lihaaz kyaa
main doston se haath milaane mein rah gayaa

raat ko raat kah diyaa main ne
sunte hi baukhlaa gai duniyaa

bad-tar hai maut se bhi ghulaami ki zindagi
mar jaaiyo magar ye gavaaraa na kijiyo

abhi se hosh uDe maslahat-paraston ke
abhi main bazm mein aayaa abhi kahaan bolaa

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

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa