maatam-e-marg-e-tamannaa na samajh ai naadaan — Shauq Asar Rampuri

abhi farq hai aadmi aadmi mein
abhi duur hai aadmi aadmi se

shagufta phuul jo dekhe to 'shauq' yaad aayaa
diye the daagh bhi gulshan ne be-shumaar mujhe

mire khayaal ki vusat mein hain hazaar chaman
kahaan kahaan se nikaalegi ye bahaar mujhe

vo gham ho yaa alam ho dard ho yaa aalam-e-vahshat
use apnaa samajh ai zindagi jo tere kaam aae

bataa nasib-e-nasheman main kyaa duaa maangun
jo aasmaan ki taraf raushni nazar aae

aaj tak dair-o-haram mein tegh hi chalti rahi
laakh ham-rindon ne chaahaa shisha-o-saaghar chalein

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain