tujhe bhi dekh liyaa ham ne o khudaa-e-ajal — Jafar Tahir

arsa-e-zulmat-e-hayaat kaTe
ham-nafas muskuraa ki raat kaTe

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

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

ghar mein vahi piili tanhaai rahti hai
divaaron ke rang badalte rahte hain

roz hi piinaa roz pilaanaa roz ghamon se Takraanaa
ik din mai ko bhuul ke aao gangaa-jal ki baat karein

ik samundar ke havaale saare khat kartaa rahaa
vo hamaare saath apne gham ghalat kartaa rahaa