kam tar yaa beshtar gae ham

Hasrat Azimabadi

Kam-tar yaa beshtar ga.e ham Us dar se ba-chashm-e-nam ga.e ham Ik gul na chunaa ham us chaman se Le apna hee musht-e-par ga.e ham Baize se nikaalte hee sar haif Yuun qaid-e-qafas men paD ga.e ham Bin yaar lagaa na dil kidhar bhee Jitnaa ki idhar udhar ga.e ham Kya duur se muskuraa ke sarkaa Kal us kee nazar jo paD ga.e ham Dunya kaa va diin kaa ham ko kya hosh Mast aa.e va be-khabar ga.e ham Us jaan-e-azeez ne na poochhaa Jiite hain yaa ki mar ga.e ham Kuch kaam na thaa hamen kisee se Lene dil kee khabar ga.e ham Itnee muddat ke ba.ad 'hasrat' Kal raat jo us ke ghar ga.e ham