ik din us ne nain milaa ke sharmaa ke mukh moDaa thaa — Syed Aabid Ali Aabid

unhin ko arz-e-vafaa kaa thaa ishtiyaaq bahut
unhin ko arz-e-vafaa naa-gavaar guzri hai

gham ke taarik ufuq par 'aabid'
kuchh sitaare sar-e-mizhgaan guzre

shara-o-aain ki taazir ke baa-vasf shabaab
lab-o-rukhsaar ki jaanib nigaraan hai ki jo thaa

subu uThaa ki ye naazuk maqaam hai saaqi
na ahrman hai na yazdaan hai dekhiye kyaa ho

kuchh ehtiraam bhi kar gham ki vaza-daari kaa
giraan hai arz-e-tamannaa to baar baar na kar

meraa jiinaa hai sej kaanTon ki
un ke marne kaa naam taaj-mahal

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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