itni jaldi nahin bichhaDnaa thaa — Haider Allahabadi

apne bistar pe dam na toD dein ham
teri baaton ko yaad kar kar ke

us ne kaisaa ye kaam kar Daalaa
meraa jiinaa haraam kar Daalaa

teraa chehra to dekh rakkhaa hai
had hai teri jabin nahin dekhi

kyon miraa intizaar karte ho
kis liye mujh se pyaar karte ho

tiri yaad aai to kahti hain aankhein
ab aankhon se aansu bahaanaa paDegaa

chhat pe aai ho aaj barson baad
dekh kar chaand Dar na jaae kahin

gavaaraa hi na thi jin ko judaai meri dam-bhar ki
unhin se aaj meri shakl pahchaani nahin jaati

gham azizon kaa hasinon ki judaai dekhi
dekhein dikhlaae abhi gardish-e-dauraan kyaa kyaa

aa ke bazm-e-sher mein shart-e-vafaa puuri to kar
jitnaa khaanaa khaa gayaa hai utni mazduri to kar

tamannaa ik tarah ki jaan hai jo marte dam nikle
judaai ik tarah ki maut hai jo jite-ji aae

ham aaj hanste hue kuchh alag dikhaai diye
ba-vaqt-e-girya ham aise the, saare jaise hain

hijr ki jang kaa sipaahi huun
laD rahaa huun tire firaaq se main