phir miri aas baDhaa kar mujhe maayus na kar — Himayat Ali Shayar

zindagi ki baat sun kar kyaa kahein
ik tamannaa thi taqaazaa ban gai

suraj ko ye gham hai ki samundar bhi hai paayaab
yaa rab mire qulzum mein koi sail-e-ravaan aur

har taraf ik muhib sannaaTaa
dil dhaDaktaa to hai magar khaamosh

tujh se vafaa na ki to kisi se vafaa na ki
kis tarah intiqaam liyaa apne aap se

taariki mein lipTi hui pur-haul khamoshi
is aalam mein kyaa nahin mumkin jaagte rahnaa

main sochtaa huun is liye shaayad main zinda huun
mumkin hai ye gumaan haqiqat kaa gyaan de

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

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