kaash daulat-e-gham hi apne paas bach rahti — Malikzaada Manzoor Ahmad

raushan chehra bhigi zulfein duun kis ko kis par tarjih
ek qasida dhuup kaa likkhun ek ghazal barsaat ke naam

kuchh gham-e-jaanaan kuchh gham-e-dauraan donon meri zaat ke naam
ek ghazal mansub hai us se ek ghazal haalaat ke naam

haal-e-pareshaan sun kar meraa aankh mein us ki aansu hain
main ne us se jhuuT kahaa ho aisaa bhi ho saktaa hai

na khauf-e-barq na khauf-e-sharar lage hai mujhe
khud apne baagh ke phulon se Dar lage hai mujhe

chehre pe saare shahr ke gard-e-malaal hai
jo dil kaa haal hai vahi dilli kaa haal hai

dekhoge to har moD pe mil jaaeingi laashein
DhunDoge to is shahr mein qaatil na milegaa

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

sab ko bataa diyaa ki main behad udaas huun
itni si baat ko bhi khabar kar diyaa gayaa

fikr-e-fardaa gham-e-imroz gham-e-maut-o-hayaat
aadmi kyaa huaa majmua-e-aalaam huaa

raatein aish-o-ishrat ki din dukh dard musibat ke
aati aati aati hain jaate jaate jaate hain