sadaaein Dubti hain jab — Obaid Haris

apnaa sach us ko sunaane ke liye
ham ko qisson kaa havaala chaahiye

tah-ba-tah khulti hi rahti hai sadaa
'mir' ke divaan si hai zindagi

vaqt badlaa soch badli baat badli
ham se bachche kah rahe hain ham nae hain

nayaa chaar din mein puraanaa huaa
yahi sab huaa to nayaa kyaa huaa

khaali divaar buri lagti hai
meri tasvir hi rahne dete

ham kitaabon mein jise paate hain 'haaris'
aadmi vaisaa koi miltaa kahaan 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

har naghma-e-pur-dard har ik saaz se pahle
hangaama bapaa hotaa hai aaghaaz se pahle

dard zanjir ki surat hai dilon mein maujud
is se pahle to kabhi is ke ye pairaae na the

kaun se zakhm kaa khulaa Taankaa
aaj phir dil mein dard hotaa hai