aao ham hanste uThein bazm-e-dil-aazaaraan se — Kausar Jayasi

kabhi kabhi safar-e-zindagi se ruuTh ke ham
tire khayaal ke saae mein baiTh jaate hain

gham nairang dikhaataa hai hasti ki jalva-numaai kaa
kitne zamaanon kaa haasil hai ik lamha tanhaai kaa

ye aarzu ke sitaare ye intizaar ke phuul
chamak rahi hain khataaein mahak rahe hain gunaah

apne gham ki fikr na ki is duniyaa ki gham-khvaari mein
barson ham ne dast-e-junun se kaam liyaa daanaai kaa

thi nazar ke saamne kuchh to talaafi ki umiid
khet sukhaa thaa magar dariyaa mein tughyaani to thi

takhliq ke parde mein sitam TuuT rahe hain
aazar hi ke haathon se sanam TuuT rahe hain

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi