un se bhi meri dosti un se bhi ranjishein — 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

kaanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kaanTaa banaa diyaa

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

ye vaqt kaifiyaat se bhartaa nahin kabhi
ye jaam ikhtiyaar nahin kar rahaa huun main

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

saadgi o purkaari be-khudi o hushyaari
husn ko taghaaful mein jurat-aazmaa paayaa