ye dil-navaaz udaasi bhari bhari palkein — Mahboob Khizan

chaahi thi dil ne tujh se vafaa kam bahut hi kam
shaayad isi liye hai gilaa kam bahut hi kam

tumhaare vaaste sab kuchh hai mere banda-navaaz
magar ye shart ki pahle pasand aao mujhe

ye kyaa kahun ki mujh ko kuchh gunaah bhi aziiz hain
ye kyuun kahun ki zindagi savaab ke liye nahin

ulajhte rahne mein kuchh bhi nahin thakan ke sivaa
bahut haqir hain ham tum baDi hai ye duniyaa

zakhm bigDe to badan kaaT ke pheink
varna kaanTaa bhi mohabbat se nikaal

haae phir fasl-e-bahaar aai 'khizaan'
kabhi marnaa kabhi jiinaa hai muhaal

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

samundar aasmaan is par sitaaron kaa safina
miraa mahtaab-e-gham hai be-karaani dekhne mein

koi halchal hai na aahaT na sadaa hai koi
dil ki dahliz pe chup-chaap khaDaa hai koi

vafaa ki pyaar ki gham ki kahaaniyaan likh kar
sahar ke haath mein dil ki kitaab detaa huun