umr-bhar ko mujhe be-sadaa kar gayaa — Tahir Faraz

kyaa khabar thi aaegaa ik roz aisaa vaqt bhi
meri goyaai tiraa munh dekhti rah jaaegi

jab bhi TuuTaa mire khvaabon kaa hasin taaj-mahal
main ne ghabraa ke kahi 'mir' ke lahje mein ghazal

kaise maanun ki zamaane ki khabar rakhti hai
gardish-e-vaqt to bas mujh pe nazar rakhti hai

kaash aisaa koi manzar hotaa
mere kaandhe pe tiraa sar hotaa

taarikiyon ne khud ko milaayaa hai dhuup mein
saaya jo shaam kaa nazar aaya hai dhuup mein

aadmi huun vasf-e-paighambar na maang
mujh se mere dost meraa sar na maang

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

shab ki tanhaaiyon mein yaad us ki
jhilmilaataa huaa diyaa jaise

zahe-nasib ki duniyaa ne tere gham ne mujhe
masarraton kaa talabgaar kar ke chhoD diyaa

gham to ho had se sivaa aur ashk-afshaani na ho
us se puchho jis kaa ghar jaltaa ho aur paani na ho