gham na apnaa na ab khushi apni — Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Khushtar

ghubaar-e-zindagi mein lailaa-e-maqsud kyaa maani
vo divaane hain jo is gard ko mahmil samajhte hain

gham-o-karb-o-alam se duur apni zindagi kyuun ho
yahi jiine kaa saamaan hain to phir in mein kami kyuun ho

usi ko ham samajh lete hain apnaa saadgi dekho
jo apne saath raah-e-shauq mein do gaam aataa hai

kahaan rah jaae thak kar rah-navard-e-gham khudaa jaane
hazaaron manzilein hain manzil-e-aaraam aane tak

jab se fareb-e-zist mein aane lagaa huun main
khud apni mushkilon ko baDhaane lagaa huun main

jis ne ji bhar ke tajalli ko kabhi dekhaa ho
koi aisaa bhi tiri jalva-gah-e-naaz mein hai

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai