kahiye kyaa aasmaan se Thahri — Mirza Hadi Ruswa

Talnaa thaa mere paas se ai kaahili tujhe
kam-bakht tu to aa ke yahin Dher ho gai

hans ke kahtaa hai musavvir se vo ghaarat-gar-e-hosh
jaisi surat hai miri vaisi hi tasvir bhi ho

baad tauba ke bhi hai dil mein ye hasrat baaqi
de ke qasmein koi ik jaam pilaa de ham ko

usi par munhasir thi zindagi kyaa
ghaTaa jaataa hai dam zabt-e-fughaan se

apne surat-gar se puchhun main agar maqdur ho
kyaa banaayaa thaa mujhe tu ne miTaane ke liye

ham ko bhi kyaa kyaa maze ki daastaanein yaad thiin
lekin ab tamhid-e-zikr-e-dard-o-maatam ho gaiin

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai