arsa-e-zulmat-e-hayaat kaTe — Jafar Tahir

tujhe bhi dekh liyaa ham ne o khudaa-e-ajal
ki teraa zor chalaa bhi to ahl-e-gham pe chalaa

jab bhi dekhi hai kisi chehre pe ik taaza bahaar
dekh kar main tiri tasvir puraani royaa

ai vatan jab bhi sar-e-dasht koi phuul khilaa
dekh kar tere shahidon ki nishaani royaa

aapas ki guftugu mein bhi kaTne lagi zabaan
ab doston se tark-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye

ik umr bhaTakte hue guzri hai junun mein
ab kaun fareb-e-nigah-e-yaar mein aae

'taahir' khudaa ki raah mein dushvaariyaan sahi
ishq-e-butaan mein kaun si aasaaniyaan rahin

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

umr-bhar maan ki nasihat pe zamaane mein 'asad'
faatima-zehraa ke bachchon se vafaadaari ki

tujhe main zindagi apni samajh rahaa thaa magar
tire baghair basar main ne zindagi kar li

zindagi fan nahin madaari kaa
paaniyon se diye nahin jalte