haath phir baDh rahaa hai su-e-jaam — Javed Kamal Rampuri

agar sukun se umr-e-aziz khonaa ho
kisi ki chaah mein khud ko tabaah kar liije

ab to aa jaao rasm-e-duniyaa ki
main ne divaar bhi giraa di hai

haae vo log ham se ruuTh gae
jin ko chaahaa thaa zindagi ki tarah

phir kai zakhm-e-dil mahak uTThe
phir kisi bevafaa ki yaad aai

vahi be-vajh udaasi vahi be-naam khalish
raah-o-rasm-e-dil-e-naakaam se ji Dartaa hai

din ke siine mein dhaDakte hue lamhon ki qasam
shab ki raftaar-e-subuk-gaam se ji Dartaa hai

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

qatil apnaa muqaddar gham se begaana agar hotaa
to phir apne paraae ham se pahchaane kahaan jaate

aate hain ayaadat ko to karte hain nasihat
ahbaab se gham-khvaar huaa bhi nahin jaataa

roz-e-jazaa gila to kyaa shukr-e-sitam hi ban paDaa
haae ki dil ke dard ne dard ko dil banaa diyaa