kabhi jab muddaton ke baad us kaa saamnaa hogaa
— Jaun Eliya
Kabhi jab muddaton ke ba.ad us kaa saamnaa hogaa
Sivaa.e paas aadaab-e-takalluf aur kya hogaa
Yahaan wo kaun hai jo intikhaab-e-gham pe qaadir ho
Jo mil jaa.e vahee gham doston kaa mudda.aa hogaa
Naved-e-sar-khushee jab aa.egee us vaqt tak shaayad
Hamen zahr-e-gham-e-hastee gavaaraa ho chukaa hogaa
Saleeb-e-vaqt par main ne pukaaraa thaa mohabbat ko
Miree awaaz jis ne bhee sunee hogee hansaa hogaa
Abhee ik shor-e-haa-o-hoo sunaa hai saarbaanon ne
Wo paagal qaafile kee zid men peechhe rah gaya hogaa
Hamaare shauq ke aasooda-o-khush-haal hone tak
Tumhaare aariz-o-gesoo kaa sauda ho chukaa hogaa
Navaa.en nik.haten aasooda chehre dil-nasheen rishte
Magar ik shakhs is maahaul men kya sochtaa hogaa
Hansee aatee hai mujh ko maslahat ke in taqaazon par
Ki ab ik ajnabee ban kar use pahchaannaa hogaa
Daleelon se davaa kaa kaam lenaa sakht mushkil hai
Magar is gham kee khaatir ye hunar bhee seekhnaa hogaa
Wo munkir hai to phir shaayad har ik maktoob-e-shauq us ne
Sar-angusht-e-hinaa.ee se khalaaon men likhaa hogaa
Hai nisf-e-shab wo deevaana abhee tak ghar nahin aayaa
Kisee se chaandnee raaton kaa qissa chhiD gaya hogaa
Sabaa shikvaa hai mujh ko un dareechon se dareechon se
Dareechon men to deemak ke sivaa ab aur kya hogaa