aaj phir dab gaiin dard ki siskiyaan — Hilal Fareed

miri daastaan bhi ajiib hai vo qadam qadam mire saath thaa
jise raaz-e-dil na bataa sakaa jise daagh-e-dil na dikhaa sakaa

ham khud bhi hue naadim jab harf-e-duaa niklaa
samjhe the jise patthar vo shakhs khudaa niklaa

paani pe bante aks ki maanind huun magar
aankhon mein koi bhar le to miTtaa nahin huun main

us ajnabi se vaasta zarur thaa koi
vo jab kabhi milaa to bas miraa lagaa mujhe

aaj na ham se puchhiye kaisaa kamaal ho gayaa
hijr ke khauf mein rahe aur visaal ho gayaa

is aql ki maari nagri mein kabhi paani aag nahin bantaa
yahaan ishq bhi log nahin karte yahaan koi kamaal nahin hotaa

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

mire haath suljhaa hi leinge kisi din
abhi zulf-e-hasti mein kham hai to kyaa gham

Tahal rahaa hai ik aansu labon ke paas miraa
bigaaD kuchh nahin sakti hai ab ye pyaas miraa

ghamon ko bech rahaa huun main is liye shaayad
kahaa thaa baap ne paisa bahut zaruri hai