dard ho dil mein to davaa kiije — Manzar Lakhnavi

ahl-e-mahshar dekh luun qaatil ko to pahchaan luun
bholi-bhaali shakl thi aur kuchh bhalaa saa naam thaa

hain sau tariqe aur bhi ai be-qaraar dil
izhaar-e-shikva shikve ke andaaz mein na ho

in se jab puchhaa gayaa bismil tumhaare kyaa karein
hans ke bole zakhm-e-dil dekhaa karein royaa karein

kam-sini kyaa kam thi is par qahr hai shakki mizaaj
apnaa naavak mere dil se khinch kar dekhaa kiye

kisi aankh mein niind aae to jaanun
miraa qissa-e-gham kahaani nahin hai

vo to kahiye aap ki ulfat mein dil bahlaa rahaa
varna duniyaa chaar din bhi rahne ke qaabil na thi

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

gham hai aavaara akele mein bhaTak jaataa hai
jis jagah rahiye vahaan milte-milaate rahiye

ye laash-e-be-kafan 'asad'-e-khasta-jaan ki hai
haq maghfirat kare ajab aazaad mard thaa

jivan hai saDak aur kinaare pe khaDe hain
lagtaa hai ki muddat se ishaare pe khaDe hain