thoDaa saa kahin jama bhi rakh dard kaa paani — Javed Shaheen

kis tarah be-mauj aur khaali ravaani se huaa
be-khabar dariyaa kahaan par apne paani se huaa

samajh rahaa hai zamaana riyaa ke pichhe huun
main ek aur tarah se khudaa ke pichhe huun

Dubne vaalaa thaa din shaam thi hone vaali
yuun lagaa miri koi chiiz thi khone vaali

kuchh zamaane ki ravish ne sakht mujh ko kar diyaa
aur kuchh bedard main us ko bhulaane se huaa

hisaab-e-dostaan karne hi se maalum ye hogaa
khasaare mein huun yaa ab main khasaare se nikal aayaa

judaa thi baam se divaar dar akelaa thaa
makin the khud mein magan aur ghar akelaa thaa

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

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

main bhi shaayad aap ko tanhaa milon
apni tanhaai mein jaa kar dekhiye

ik saaneha saa dafn huun lekin kabhi kabhi
sadiyon ki qabr se bhi uThaayaa gayaa huun main