gham-e-hayaat ne aavaara kar diyaa varna — Majrooh Sultanpuri

'majruh' likh rahe hain vo ahl-e-vafaa kaa naam
ham bhi khaDe hue hain gunahgaar ki tarah

dast-e-pur-khun ko kaf-e-dast-e-nigaaraan samjhe
qatl-gah thi jise ham mahfil-e-yaaraan samjhe

main ki ek mehnat-kash main ki tirgi-dushman
subh-e-nau ibaarat hai mere muskuraane se

tishnagi hi tishnagi hai kis ko kahiye mai-kada
lab hi lab ham ne to dekhe kis ko paimaana kahein

paara-e-dil hai vatan ki sarzamin mushkil ye hai
shahr ko viraan yaa is dil ko viraana kahein

bahaane aur bhi hote jo zindagi ke liye
ham ek baar tiri aarzu bhi kho dete

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

dard ki dhuup mein sahraa ki tarah saath rahe
shaam aai to lipaT kar hamein divaar kiyaa

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