dil ki dahliz pe jab shaam kaa saaya utraa — Hasan Abidi

ashkon mein piro ke us ki yaadein
paani pe kitaab likh rahaa huun

sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin
bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa

kuchh na kuchh to hotaa hai ik tire na hone se
varna aisi baaton par kaun haath maltaa hai

shahr-e-naa-pursaan mein kuchh apnaa pata miltaa nahin
baam-o-dar raushan hain lekin raasta miltaa nahin

duniyaa kahaan thi paas-e-viraasat ke zimn mein
ik diin thaa so us pe luTaae hue to hain

ai khudaa insaan ki taqsim-dar-taqsim dekh
paarsaaon devtaaon qaatilon ke darmiyaan

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai