jaan khapaate hain gham-e-ishq mein khush khush 'aali' — Jaleel 'Aali'

dil pe kuchh aur guzarti hai magar kyaa kiije
lafz kuchh aur hi izhaar kiye jaate hain

barg bhar baar mohabbat kaa uThaayaa kab thaa
tum ne siine mein koi dard basaayaa kab thaa

ham ki hain naqsh sar-e-reg-e-ravaank kyaa jaane
kab koi mauj-e-havaa apnaa nishaan le jaae

raasta sochte rahne se kidhar bantaa hai
sar mein saudaa ho to divaar mein dar bantaa hai

tumhaaraa kyaa tumhein aasaan bahut raste badalnaa hai
hamein har ek mausam qaafile ke saath chalnaa hai

raasta aage bhi le jaataa nahin
lauT kar jaanaa bhi mushkil ho gayaa

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

isi kaa naam shaayad zindagi hai
khushi ki ik ghaDi to ik ghami ki

ghair to aansu pochheinge
dhokaa deinge apne log

saavan ki is rim-jhim mein
bhiig rahaa hai tanhaa chaand