rakhte hain dahaanon pe sadaa mohr-e-khamoshi — 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

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

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main