soz-e-gham de ke mujhe us ne ye irshaad kiyaa — Josh Malihabadi

had hai apni taraf nahin main bhi
aur un ki taraf khudaai hai

vahaan se hai miri himmat ki ibtidaa vallaah
jo intihaa hai tire sabr aazmaane ki

haan aasmaan apni bulandi se hoshiyaar
ab sar uThaa rahe hain kisi aastaan se ham

ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabasta rahnaa hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saaya-e-zulf-e-pareshaan kyuun na ho

ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko subut-e-haq ke liye
agar rasul na hote to subh kaafi thi

naqsh-e-khayaal dil se miTaayaa nahin hanuz
be-dard main ne tujh ko bhulaayaa nahin hanuz

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

sukhan raaz-e-nashaat-o-gham kaa parda ho hi jaataa hai
ghazal kah lein to ji kaa bojh halkaa ho hi jaataa hai

jal thal kaa khvaab thaa ki kinaare Dubo gayaa
tanhaa kanval bhi jhiil se baahar nikal paDaa

is Dar se rok rakkhe hain aansu 'said' ne
aanchal na bhiig jaae kisi gul-jabin kaa