dard aur dard bhi judaai kaa — Zaheer Dehlvi

bujhaaun kyaa charaagh-e-subh-gaahi
mire ghar shaam honi hai sahar se

chaahat kaa jab mazaa hai ki vo bhi hon be-qaraar
donon taraf ho aag baraabar lagi hui

shirkat gunaah mein bhi rahe kuchh savaab ki
tauba ke saath toDiye botal sharaab ki

kuchh to hote hain mohabbat mein junun ke aasaar
aur kuchh log bhi divaana banaa dete hain

samjheinge na aghyaar ko aghyaar kahaan tak
kab tak vo mohabbat ko mohabbat na kaheinge

ishq kyaa shai hai husn hai kyaa chiiz
kuchh idhar ki hai kuchh udhar ki aag

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

koi apne hi gham se khaali kahaan hai
jahaan mein koi meraa gham-khvaar kyuun ho

ik nae gham se kinaaraa bhi to ho saktaa hai
ishq phir ham ko dobaaraa bhi to ho saktaa hai

hausle dard-bayaani ke nahin hote hain
ab yahaan lafz maaani ke nahin hote hain