baat jab hai gham ke maaron ko jilaa de ai 'shakil' — Shakeel Badayuni

meraa azm itnaa buland hai ki paraae sholon kaa Dar nahin
mujhe khauf aatish-e-gul se hai ye kahin chaman ko jalaa na de

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

kaafi hai mire dil ki tasalli ko yahi baat
aap aa na sake aap kaa paighaam to aayaa

kal raat zindagi se mulaaqaat ho gai
lab thartharaa rahe the magar baat ho gai

lamhe udaas udaas fazaaein ghuTi ghuTi
duniyaa agar yahi hai to duniyaa se bach ke chal

shaguftagi-e-dil-e-kaarvaan ko kyaa samjhe
vo ik nigaah jo uljhi hui bahaar mein hai

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

ye to sochaa hi nahin us ko judaa karte hue
chun liyaa hai gham bhi khushiyon ko rihaa karte hue

baat peDon ki nahin, gham hai parindon kaa 'nadim'
ghonsle jin ke koi toD diyaa kartaa thaa