hazaar rang mein mumkin hai dard kaa izhaar — Shuja Khaavar

'shujaa' vo khairiyat puchhein to hairat mein na paD jaanaa
pareshaan karne vaale khair-khvaahon mein bhi hote hain

chaaragari ki baat kisi aur se karo
ab ho gae hain yaaro puraane mariz ham

us ke bayaan se hue har-dil-aziz ham
gham ko samajh rahe the chhupaane ki chiiz ham

tangi-e-haiat se Takraataa huaa josh-e-mavaad
shaaeri kaa lutf aa jaataa hai chhoTi bahr mein

yaa to jo naa-fahm hain vo bolte hain in dinon
yaa jinhein khaamosh rahne ki sazaa maalum hai

do chaar nahin sainkaDon sher us pe kahe hain
is par bhi vo samjhe na to qadmon pe jhukein kyaa

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

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai