ai mire munis o gham-khvaar mujhe marne de — Misdaque Azmi

faqat milnaa-milaanaa kam huaa hai
hamaari dosti TuuTi nahin hai

khushnumaa manzar bhi sab dhundhle nazar aate hain yaar
jab dilon mein bhi utar jaati hai sahraaon ki khaak

ghaar vaalon ki tarah niklaa hai vo kamre se aaj
us ko is duniyaa ki tabdili kaa andaaza nahin

ik tabassum kaa bharam aabaad honTon par kiye
ji rahe hain log apni apni viraani ke saath

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

sadiyon mein jaa ke bantaa hai aakhir mizaaj-e-dahr
'madni' koi taghayyur-e-aalam hai be-sabab

ik navaa-e-rafta ki baazgasht thi 'qaisi'
dil jise samajhte the dasht-e-be-sadaa niklaa

gham-e-uqbaa gham-e-dauraan gham-e-hasti ki qasam
aur bhi gham hain zamaane mein mohabbat ke sivaa