ye lamha jis mein ham aaj chhup kar gale mile hain — Noman Badr

main kaaTaa jaaungaa sab ko 'aziz hote hue
saDak ke biich mein aayaa huaa darakht huun main

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

simaT gai to shabnam phuul sitaara thi
biphar ke meri lahar lahar angaara thi

azaab hoti hain aksar shabaab ki ghaDiyaan
gulaab apni hi khushbu se Darne lagte hain