mar gae 'joshish' isi daryaaft mein — Joshish Azimabadi

allaah taa-qayaamat tujh ko rakhe salaamat
kyaa kyaa sitam na dekhe ham ne tire karam se

tujh se ham-bazm hon nasib kahaan
tu kahaan aur main gharib kahaan

zaahid na rahne paaeinge aabaad mai-kade
jab tak na Dhaaiyegaa tiri khaanqaah ko

vo maah bhar ke jaam-e-mai-naab le gayaa
ik dam mein aaftaab ko mahtaab le gayaa

ai zulf-e-yaar tujh se bhi aashufta-tar huun main
mujh saa na koi hogaa pareshaan-e-rozgaar

chashm-e-vahdat se gar koi dekhe
but-parasti bhi haq-parasti hai

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

agar hayaat hai dekheinge ek din didaar
ki maah-e-eid bhi aakhir hai in mahinon mein

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

intizaar aur dastakon ke darmiyaan kaTti hai umr
itni aasaani se to baab-e-hunar khultaa nahin