honaa hai dard-e-ishq se gar lazzat-aashnaa — Safiya Shamim

jis ko dil se lagaa ke rakkhaa thaa
vo khazaana luTaa gae aansu

dasht gulzaar huaa jaataa hai
kyaa yahaan ahl-e-vafaa baiThe the

ronaa mujhe khizaan kaa nahin kuchh magar 'shamim'
is kaa gila hai aai chaman mein bahaar kyuun

hosh aayaa to kahin kuchh bhi na thaa
ham bhi kis bazm mein jaa baiThe the

bahaar-e-nau ki phir hai aamad aamad
chaman ujDaa koi phir ham-nafas kyaa

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

khaae so pachhtaae aur pachhtaae vo bhi jo na khaae
ye gham-e-ishq-e-butaan laDDu hai goyaa bor kaa

jahaan kuchh dard kaa mazkur hogaa
hamaaraa sher bhi mashhur hogaa

ye aansu be-sabab jaari nahin hai
mujhe rone ki bimaari nahin hai