kahaan rah jaae thak kar rah-navard-e-gham khudaa jaane — 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

gham na apnaa na ab khushi apni
yaani duniyaa badal gai apni

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

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

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main

qaanun jaise kho chukaa sadiyon kaa e'timaad
ab kaun dekhtaa hai khataa kaa hai rukh kidhar

mohabbat karne vaale dard mein tanhaa nahin hote
jo ruThoge kabhi mujh se to apnaa dil dukhaaoge