ek dard-e-judaai kaa gham kyaa karein — Mazhar Imam

aap ko mere taaaruf ki zarurat kyaa hai
main vahi huun ki jise aap ne chaahaa thaa kabhi

ek main ne hi ugaae nahin khvaabon ke gulaab
tu bhi is jurm mein shaamil hai miraa saath na chhoD

safar mein achaanak sabhi ruk gae
ajab moD apni kahaani mein thaa

jab ham teraa naam na leinge
vo bhi ek zamaanaa hogaa

vo meraa jab na ho sakaa to phir yahi sazaa rahe
kisi ko pyaar jab karun vo chhup ke dekhtaa rahe

doston se mulaaqaat ki shaam hai
ye sazaa kaaT kar apne ghar jaaungaa

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai