sadiyon se kinaare pe khaDaa suukh rahaa hai — Mohammad Alvi

main us ke badan ki muqaddas kitaab
nihaayat aqidat se paDhtaa rahaa

kamre mein maze ki raushni ho
achchhi si koi kitaab dekhun

nayaa saal divaar par Taang de
puraane baras kaa calendar giraa

aur baazaar se kyaa le jaaun
pahli baarish kaa mazaa le jaaun

donon ke dil mein khauf thaa maidaan-e-jang mein
donon kaa khauf faasla thaa darmiyaan kaa

us se bichhaDte vaqt main royaa thaa khub-saa
ye baat yaad aai to pahron hansaa kiyaa

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

basaa ke dil mein tire gham tire sitam ai dost
jahaan jahaan se bhi guzraa main naghma-khvaan guzraa

ai asir-e-gham saahil idhar aa
biich dhaare se pukaaraa dariyaa

chhapi thi jis ki ghazal mein zamaane bhar ki khushi
khud us ki ziist kaa naghma azaab saa ubhraa