muddat hui palak se palak aashnaa nahin — Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim

ai khizaan bhaag jaa chaman se shitaab
varna fauj-e-bahaar aave hai

kabhu bimaar sun kar vo ayaadat ko to aataa thaa
hamein apne bhale hone se vo aazaar behtar thaa

phaDkun to sar phaTe hai na phaDkun to ji ghaTe
tang is qadar diyaa mujhe sayyaad ne qafas

bul-havas go karein tere lab-e-shirin par hujum
talkh mat ho ki miThaai se magas aati hai

meraa maashuq hai mazon mein bharaa
kabhu miThaa kabhu salonaa hai

sau baar taar taar kiyaa to bhi ab talak
saabit vahi hai dast o garebaan ki dosti

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

muntazir chashm bhi hai qalb bhi hai jaan bhi hai
aap ke aane ki hasrat bhi hai armaan bhi hai

sab apni apni raah par aage nikal gae
ab kis kaa intizaar kiye jaa rahe hain ham

ab jo patthar hai aadmi thaa kabhi
is ko kahte hain intizaar miyaan

zard se sabz hotaa jaataa hai
ik shajar intizaar se niklaa