bah gae aansuon ke dariyaa mein — Irshad Khan Sikandar

muddaton aankhein vazu karti rahin ashkon se
tab kahin jaa ke tiri diid ke qaabil huaa main

tum ne dekhaa nahin adaakaaron
un kaa chehra mire savaal ke baa'd

saare khvaabon ke intiqaal ke baa'd
aap aur vo bhi itne saal ke baa'd

zamaane par to khul kar hans rahaa thaa
tire chhute hi ro baiThaa hai paagal

hamin tum se hamesha milne aaein kyuun
tumhaare paanv mein mehndi lagi hai kyaa

mujh ko miTTi mein boyaa gayaa
meri miTTi shajar ho gai

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

tanhaai se bachaav ki surat nahin karun
mar jaaun kyaa kisi se mohabbat nahin karun

gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan ki taraf yuun aayaa
jaanib shahar chale dukhtar-e-dahqaan jaise

ek naghma ik taaraa ek ghuncha ek jaam
ai gham-e-dauraan gham-e-dauraan tujhe meraa salaam