kyuun tire dard ko dein tohmat-e-viraani-e-dil — Mohsin Naqvi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

vo aksar din mein bachchon ko sulaa deti hai is Dar se
gali mein phir khilaune bechne vaalaa na aa jaae

Dhalte suraj ki tamaazat ne bikhar kar dekhaa
sar-kashida miraa saayaa saf-e-ashjaar ke biich

kal thake-haare parindon ne nasihat ki mujhe
shaam Dhal jaae to 'mohsin' tum bhi ghar jaayaa karo

sunaa hai shahar mein zakhmi dilon kaa mela hai
chaleinge ham bhi magar pairahan rafu kar ke

ab tak miri yaadon se miTaae nahin miTtaa
bhigi hui ik shaam kaa manzar tiri aankhein

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

chali samt-e-ghaib siin kyaa havaa ki chaman zuhur kaa jal gayaa
magar ek shaakh-e-nihaal-e-gham jise dil kaho so hari rahi

har raaste se manzil-e-hasti hai bahut duur
jaaegaa mire saath gham-e-yaar kahaan tak

inhein aankhon ne bedardi se be-ghar kar diyaa hai
ye aansu qahqaha banne ki koshish kar rahe the