gham ki tauhin na kar gham ki shikaayat kar ke — Qamar Moradabadi

muddaton baad jo is raah se guzraa huun 'qamar'
ahd-e-rafta ko bahut yaad kiyaa hai main ne

harf aane na diyaa ishq ki khuddaari par
kaam naakaam tamannaa se liyaa hai main ne

kisi ki raah mein kaanTe kisi ki raah mein phuul
hamaari raah mein tufaan hai dekhiye kyaa ho

yuun na milne ke sau bahaane hain
milne vaale kahaan nahin milte

jis qadar jazb-e-mohabbat kaa asar hotaa gayaa
ishq khud tark o talab se be-khabar hotaa gayaa

qadam uThe bhi nahin bazm-e-naaz ki jaanib
khayaal abhi se pareshaan hai dekhiye kyaa ho

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin