meraa jiinaa hai sej kaanTon ki — Syed Aabid Ali Aabid

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

ik din us ne nain milaa ke sharmaa ke mukh moDaa thaa
tab se sundar sundar sapne man ko ghere phirte hain

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

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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe