martaa huun havas mein gham-e-jaaved ki varna — Wafa Shahjahanpuri

mujh ko havas-e-baada-o-saaghar nahin saaqi
un mast nigaahon kaa bas ik jaam bahut hai

nazron ki tashaffi kaa bhi kar de koi saamaan
dil ke to bahalne ko tiraa naam bahut hai

ye kyaa hai ki zikr-e-gham-e-ayyaam bahut hai
shishe mein abhi to mai-e-gulfaam bahut hai

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

chale aate hain be-mausam ki baarish ki tarah aansu
basaa-auqaat rone kaa sabab kuchh bhi nahin hotaa

bazm se duur vo gaataa rahaa tanhaa tanhaa
so gayaa saaz pe sar rakh ke sahar se pahle

raat bhar dard ki shama jalti rahi
gham ki lau thartharaati rahi raat bhar