roz suntaa huun main hansne ki sadaa — Zaki Tariq

ham bhi kahne lage hain raat ko raat
ham bhi goyaa kharaab hone lage

'zaki' hamaaraa muqaddar hain dhuup ke kheme
hamein na raas kabhi aayaa saaebaan koi

gumaan hotaa hai mujh ko tumhaare aane kaa
havaa idhar se dabe paanv jab guzarti hai

itaab-o-qahr kaa har ik nishaan bolegaa
main chup rahaa to shikasta makaan bolegaa

simTe hue jazbon ko bikharne nahin detaa
ye aas kaa lamha hamein marne nahin detaa

ajnabi khushbu ki aahaT se mahak uTThaa badan
qahqahon ke lams se khauf-e-khizaan raushan huaa

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

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai