main 'shaad' tanhaa ik taraf duniyaa ki duniyaa ik taraf — Shad Azimabadi

jab kisi ne haal puchaa ro diyaa
chashm-e-tar tu ne to mujh ko kho diyaa

iid mein iid hui aish kaa saamaan dekhaa
dekh kar chaand jo munh aap kaa ai jaan dekhaa

naazuk thaa bahut kuchh dil meraa ai 'shaad' tahammul ho na sakaa
ik Thes lagi thi yuun hi si kiyaa jald ye shisha TuuT gayaa

talab karein bhi to kyaa shai talab karein ai 'shaad'
hamein to aap nahin apnaa muddaaa maalum

dekhaa kiye vo mast nigaahon se baar baar
jab tak sharaab aai kai daur ho gae

izhaar-e-muddaaa kaa iraada thaa aaj kuchh
tevar tumhaare dekh ke khaamosh ho gayaa

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

tanhaai se bachaav ki surat nahin karun
mar jaaun kyaa kisi se mohabbat nahin karun

gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan ki taraf yuun aayaa
jaanib shahar chale dukhtar-e-dahqaan jaise

dil-sahraa mein ret sadaa uDti rahti hai
kab is se taa'mir koi darpan kartaa hai