gham-e-hayaat ki kilein thiin dast-o-paa mein jaDin — Waheed Arshi

bhaag chalun yaadon ke zindaan se akasr sochaa lekin
jab bhi qasd kiyaa to dekhaa unchi hai divaar bahut

dil kaa saaraa dard simaT aayaa hai meri palkon mein
kitne taaj-mahal Dubeinge paani ki in bundon mein

armaan ke taabut mein jab main vaqt ki kilein gaaD chukungaa
phir jab bhi tum yaad aaoge bah jaaoge ashkon mein

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

dard mein lazzat bahut ashkon mein raanaai bahut
ai gham-e-hasti hamein duniyaa pasand aai bahut

ye zindagi hai apni kabhi khush kabhi udaas
is kashmakash se mujh ko khudaayaa rihaai de

kisi aankh mein niind aae to jaanun
miraa qissa-e-gham kahaani nahin hai