Tere Intizar Mein Kya Mila Tere Etibar Ne Kya Diya

Ishaq Athar Siddiqui

tire intizar men kya mila tire e’tibar ne kya diya

kabhi koi zaḳhm tapan hua kabhi koi daagh khila diya

ye shab-e-safar bhi vabal hai na firaq hai na visal hai

isi shab ne niind haram ki isi shab ne ham ko sula diya

mire shahr-e-gul miri arz-e-jan kahin koi un ka bhi hai nishan

tiri be-ḳhayal havaon ne jinhen raste se haTa diya

jise dast-e-zulm chhupa sake na hava-e-jaur bujha sake

sar-e-rah-e-manzil-e-zindagi vo charagh ham ne jala diya

yahi gham garan tha so rafta rafta tire surur-e-ḳhayal ne

safar-e-hayat ki mushkilat ko bhulna bhi sikha diya