na dil mein koi gham rahe na meri aankh nam rahe — Ibrahim Ashk

zindagi apni musalsal chaahaton kaa ik safar
is safar mein baar-haa mil kar bichhaD jaataa hai vo

ye aur baat hai ki barhana thi zindagi
maujud phir bhi mere badan par libaas thaa

kis liye katraa ke jaataa hai musaafir dam to le
aaj sukhaa peD huun kal teraa saayaa main hi thaa

koi to hogaa jis ko miraa intizaar hai
kahtaa hai dil ke shahr-e-tamannaa mein le ke chal

nahin hai tum mein saliqa jo ghar banaane kaa
to 'ashk' jaao parindon ke aashiyaan dekho

bikhre hue the log khud apne vajud mein
insaan ki zindagi kaa ajab bandobast thaa

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

kis qadar bad-naamiyaan hain mere saath
kyaa bataaun kis qadar tanhaa huun main

ye dil kaa dard to umron kaa rog hai pyaare
so jaae bhi to pahr do pahr ko jaataa hai

jivan hai saDak aur kinaare pe khaDe hain
lagtaa hai ki muddat se ishaare pe khaDe hain