main use yaksui se paDh hi nahin paayaa kabhi — Mohammad Mustahsan Jami

rang badlaa huaa thaa phulon kaa
tum yaqinan udaas guzre the

bin dekhe bhi chain nahin hai 'mustahsan'
dekhun to saari binaai jaati hai

tiri lab-kushaai pe munhasir miri zindagaani hai dostaa
tiraa bolnaa bhi qubul hai tiri khaamushi bhi aziiz hai

lutf ki in pe koi khaas nazar hai ki nahin
apne maston ki koi khair-khabar hai ki nahin

sivaae is ke koi bhi masrufiyat nahin hai
main in dinon bas charaagh taqsim kar rahaa huun

ham talvaar uThaa nahin paae
ham aavaaz uThaa sakte the

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

dard-e-ulfat zindagi ke vaaste iksir hai
khaak ke putle isi jauhar se insaan ho gae

hamein to shaam-e-gham mein kaaTni hai zindagi apni
jahaan vo hain vahin ai chaand le jaa raushni apni

guzri siyaahkaari mein yaa rab tamaam umr
aadhi shabaab mein kaTi aadhi khizaab mein