samajh liyaa thaa tujhe dost ham ne dhoke mein — Saud Usmani

khvaahish hai ki khud ko bhi kabhi duur se dekhun
manzar kaa nazaara karun manzar se nikal kar

ye to duniyaa bhi nahin hai ki kinaaraa kar le
tu kahaan jaaegaa ai dil ke sataae hue shakhs

vo chaahtaa thaa ki dekhe mujhe bikharte hue
so us kaa jashn ba-sad-ehtimaam main ne kiyaa

kisi alaav kaa shoala bhaDak ke boltaa hai
safar kaThin hai magar ek baar aakhiri baar

barun-e-khaak faqat chand Thekre hain magar
yahaan se shahr mileinge agar khudaai hui

itni siyaah-raat mein itni si raushni
ye chaand vo nahin miraa mahtaab aur hai

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ham ko aghyaar kaa gilaa kyaa hai
zakhm khaaein hain ham ne yaaron se

jo munh se kahte hain kuchh aur karte hain kuchh aur
vahi zamaana mein kuchh ikhtiyaar rakhte hain

kam-ayaari ne khudaa-soz banaayaa aisaa
but to sab yaad rahe ek khudaa bhuul gae

hai ayaan ru-e-yaar aankhon mein
chhaai hai kyaa bahaar aankhon mein

ghazal kahne mein yuun to koi dushvaari nahin hoti
magar ik masala ye hai ki meyaari nahin hoti