kisi paaband-e-gham ki zindagi kyaa — Syed Masood Hasan Masood

aah ye chaara-saaziyaan haae ye be-niyaaziyaan
sab se nazar mili hui sab se magar alag alag

pahle siite hain ham garebaan ko
phir use taar taar karte hain

hazaaron paikar-e-ummid nazron se hue ojhal
jo kuchh baaqi rahe the vo bhi pinhaan hote jaate hain

tiraa kucha bahut achchhaa hai lekin
mire rahne ki gunjaaish kahaan hai

aish-e-duniyaa se khush na ho koi
ham ne dekhe hain aise khvaab bahut

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

us gali mein hazaar gham TuuTaa
aanaa jaanaa magar nahin chhuTaa

jaantaa huun ek aise shakhs ko main bhi 'munir'
gham se patthar ho gayaa lekin kabhi royaa nahin

tanhaa ujaaD burjon mein phirtaa hai tu 'munir'
vo zar-fishaaniyaan tire rukh ki kidhar gaiin