usi darakht ko mausam ne be-libaas kiyaa — Imtiyaz Saghar

hogaa bahut shadid tamaazat kaa intiqaam
saae se mil ke roegi divaar dekhnaa

hain ghar ki muhaafiz miri dahki hui aankhein
main taaq mein rakh aayaa huun jalti hui aankhein

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate