main kaaTaa jaaungaa sab ko 'aziz hote hue — Noman Badr

ye lamha jis mein ham aaj chhup kar gale mile hain
agar muqaddar nahin milaa to sazaa banegaa

ham ko khushiyaan bhi udaasi ke lifaafe mein milin
ham saa bad-bakht zamaane mein nahin hai koi

lafz-e-ehsaas ko tasvir nahin kar sakte
'ishq duniyaa ki zabaanon se baDaa hai shaayad

ghol ke ghol mire sahn mein aa baiThte hain
ye parinde mujhe hijrat nahin karne dete

hamaare baa'd bhi tum qahqahe lagaate ho
tumhaare baa'd to ham baat bhi nahin karte

tumhaare saath ik duniyaa khaDi hai
hamaare saath to ham bhi nahin hain

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai muskuraane ki

us pe qurbaan ki jis ne tiri aavaaz suni
sadqe us aankh ke jis ne tiraa jalva dekhaa