us ek lamhe mein ai dost saath saath hain ham — Mehar Ali

ye soch kar vujud faraamosh kar diyaa
khud se milaa to teri tamanna karungaa main

main nahin jaantaa kahaan huun main
in dinon khud se raabta hi nahin

ik 'umr tere saath chalaa bhi to kyaa milaa
ab sochtaa huun tujh se bichhaD kar hi dekh luun

zard se sabz hotaa jaataa hai
ik shajar intizaar se niklaa

mujh mein ab meri jagah baaqi nahin
main tiri maujudgi se bhar gayaa

anginat naqsh banaa leinge ye naqqaash magar
husn mahtaab kaa mahtaab mein rah jaaegaa

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

mujhe rahnaa thaa tiri aankh mein aansu ki tarah
main to naakaam huun ai dost sitaara ban kar

naslein vahshi ho jaati hain yaar hifaazat karne mein
khush hone ki baat nahin hai sahraa ki sultaani par

khud apne gham hi se ki pahle dosti ham ne
aur us ke baa'd gham-e-dostaan ko pahchaanaa

agar vo aaj raat hadd-e-iltifaat toD de
kabhi phir us se pyaar kaa khayaal bhi na aaegaa

mumkin hai ashk ban ke rahun chashm-e-yaar mein
mumkin hai bhuul jaae gham-e-rozgaar mein