gham ki duniyaa rahe aabaad '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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

dard se bhartaa rahaa zaat ke khaali-pan ko
thoDaa thoDaa yunhi bharpur kiyaa main ne mujhe

kaisi hoti hain udaasi ki jaDein
aa dikhaaun tujhe dil ke reshe