guzro na is tarah ki tamaashaa nahin hoon main

— Obaidullah Aleem

Guzro na is tarah ki tamaashaa nahin hoon main Samjho ki ab hoon aur dobaara nahin hoon main Ik tab.a rang rang thee so nazr-e-gul huee Ab ye ki apne saath bhee rahtaa nahin hoon main Tum ne bhee mere saath uThaa.e hain dukh bahut Khush hoon ki raah-e-shauq men tanhaa nahin hoon main Peechhe na bhaag vaqt kee ai naa-shanaas dhoop Saayon ke darmiyaan hoon saayaa nahin hoon main Jo Kuch bhee hoon main apnee hee soorat men hoon 'aleem' 'ghaalib' nahin hoon 'meer'-o-'yagaana' nahin hoon main Guzro na is tarah ki tamasha nahin hun main Samjho ki ab hun aur dobara nahin hun main Ek taba rang rang thi so nazr-e-gul hui Ab ye ki apne sath bhi rehta nahin hun main Tum ne bhi mere sath uThae hain dukh bahut KHush hun ki rah-e-shauq mein tanha nahin hun main Pichhe na bhag waqt ki ai na-shanas dhup Sayon ke darmiyan hun saya nahin hun main Jo Kuch bhi hun main apni hi surat mein hun 'alim' 'ghaalib' nahin hun 'mir'-o-'yagana' nahin hun main