ab ke safar mein dard ke pahlu ajiib hain — Khaleel Tanveer

parind unchi uDaanon ki dhun mein rahtaa hai
magar zamin ki hadon mein basar bhi kartaa hai

vo log apne aap mein kitne aziim the
jo apne dushmanon se bhi nafrat na kar sake

auron ki buraai ko na dekhun vo nazar de
haan apni buraai ko parakhne kaa hunar de

rusvaa hue zalil hue dar-ba-dar hue
haq baat lab pe aai to ham be-hunar hue

parind shaakh pe tanhaa udaas baiThaa hai
uDaan bhuul gayaa muddaton ki bandish mein

main kyaa huun kaun huun kyaa chiiz mujh mein muzmar hai
kai hijaab uThaae magar hijaab mein huun

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

tanhaaiyaan safar mein musalsal bani rahin
phir bhi tumhaaraa naam pukaare chale gae

ek vo hain ki jinhein apni khushi le Duubi
ek ham hain ki jinhein gham ne ubharne na diyaa

use bhi jaate hue tum ne mujh se chhin liyaa
tumhaaraa gham to miri aarzu kaa zevar thaa