Shayari
ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan
hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai
maut kahte hain jis ko ai 'saaghar'
zindagi ki koi kaDi hogi
موت کہتے ہیں جس کو اے ساغرؔ
زندگی کی کوئی کڑی ہوگی
मौत कहते हैं जिस को ऐ 'साग़र'
ज़िंदगी की कोई कड़ी होगी

ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan
hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai
kal jinhein chhu nahin sakti thi farishton ki nazar
aaj vo raunaq-e-baazaar nazar aate hain
charaagh-e-tur jalaao baDaa andheraa hai
zaraa naqaab uThaao baDaa andheraa hai
log kahte hain raat biit chuki
mujh ko samjhaao! main sharaabi huun
ye zulf-bar-dosh kaun aayaa ye kis ki aahaT se gul khile hain
mahak rahi hai fazaa-e-hasti tamaam aalam bahaar saa hai
teri surat jo ittifaaq se ham
bhuul jaaein to kyaa tamaashaa ho
kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log
main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai
zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain
umr lag jaati hai ik ghar ko banaane mein hamein
makaDiyaan roz hi bun leti hain jaale kaise
kyaa musibat hai zindagi yaani
mujh ko jiinaa paDegaa marne tak
'aarif'-husain dhokaa sahi apni zindagi
is zindagi ke baa'd ki haalat bhi hai fareb