gham-e-dauraan ne bhi sikhe gham-e-jaanaan ke chalan — Mustafa Zaidi

inhin pattharon pe chal kar agar aa sako to aao
mire ghar ke raaste mein koi kahkashaan nahin hai

dil ke rishte ajiib rishte hain
saans lene se TuuT jaate hain

main usi koh-sifat khuun ki ik buund huun jo
reg-zaar-e-najaf o khaak-e-khuraasaan se milaa

aankh jhuk jaati hai jab band-e-qabaa khulte hain
tujh mein uThte hue khurshid ki uryaani hai

ham anjuman mein sab ki taraf dekhte rahe
apni tarah se koi akelaa nahin milaa

aandhi chali to naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa nahin milaa
dil jis se mil gayaa vo dobaaraa nahin milaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai