ik din tamam farz ada kar diye ga.e
saare asir-e-zat riha kar diye ga.e
vo hi to gham-gusar hamare the shahr men
sunte hain ab ke vo bhi ḳhuda kar diye ga.e
do dil kisi bhi tarah na jab ho sake alag
do naam hi varaq pe juda kar diye ga.e
vo furqaton ke din the vo vaqt-e-uruj tha
kitne hi zaḳhm dil ko kama kar diye ga.e
sham-e-siyah bas apna sa munh le ke rah ga.i
saare charagh nazr-e-hava kar diye ga.e
kuchh gham-nasib ishq the kuchh gham-nasib ziist
kuchh gham mizaj-e-dil pe ata kar diye ga.e
darkar ho gaya tha kahani men kuchh naya
ham log is liye bhi juda kar diye ga.e
ik chehra-e-hasin miTane ki zid thi aur
ankhon ke saare rang fana kar diye ga.e
kuchh roz ba.ad ho ga.e jab ḳhugar-e-qafas
chupke se sab parinde riha kar diye ga.e
Leave a Reply