gam e dil hiita e tahriir men aataa hi nahin
— Shakeb Jalali
Gham-e-dil heeta-e-tahreer men aataa hee nahin
Jo kinaaron men simaT jaa.e wo Dariya hee nahin
Os kee boondon men bikhraa huaa manzar jaise
Sab kaa is daur men ye haal hai meraa hee nahin
Barq kyuun un ko jalaane pe kamar-basta hai
Main to Chaaon men kisee peD kee baiThaa hee nahin
Ik kiran thaam ke main dhoop-nagar tak pahunchaa
Kaun saa arsh hai jis kaa koi ziina hee nahin
Koee bhoolaa huaa chehra nazar aa.e shaayad
Aa.ina ghaur se too ne kabhi dekhaa hee nahin
Bojh lamhon kaa har ik sar pe uThaa.e guzraa
Koee is shahr men sustaane ko Thahraa hee nahin
Saaya kyuun jal ke huaa khaak tujhe kya maa'loom
Too kabhi aag ke dariyaaon men utraa hee nahin
Motee kya kya na pare hain tah-e-Dariya lekin
Barf lahron kee koi toDne vaalaa hee nahin
Is ke pardon pe munaqqash tiree awaaz bhee hai
Khaana-e-dil men faqat teraa saraapaa hee nahin
Haa.il-e-raah the kitne hee havaa ke parbat
To wo baadal ki mire shahr se guzraa hee nahin
Yaad ke daa.ere kyuun phailte jaate hain 'shakeb'
Us ne taalaab men kankar abhee phenkaa hee nahin
Gham-e-dil hita-e-tahrir mein aata hi nahin
Jo kinaron mein simaT jae wo dariya hi nahin
Os ki bundon mein bikhra hua manzar jaise
Sab ka is daur mein ye haal hai mera hi nahin
Barq kyun un ko jalane pe kamar-basta hai
Main to chhanw mein kisi peD ki baiTha hi nahin
Ek kiran tham ke main dhup-nagar tak pahuncha
Kaun sa arsh hai jis ka koi zina hi nahin
Koi bhula hua chehra nazar aae shayad
Aaina ghaur se tu ne kabhi dekha hi nahin
Bojh lamhon ka har ek sar pe uThae guzra
Koi is shahr mein sustane ko Thahra hi nahin
Saya kyun jal ke hua KHak tujhe kya ma'lum
Tu kabhi aag ke dariyaon mein utra hi nahin
Moti kya kya na pare hain tah-e-dariya lekin
Barf lahron ki koi toDne wala hi nahin
Is ke pardon pe munaqqash teri aawaz bhi hai
KHana-e-dil mein faqat tera sarapa hi nahin
Hail-e-rah the kitne hi hawa ke parbat
To wo baadal ki mere shahr se guzra hi nahin
Yaad ke daere kyun phailte jate hain 'shakeb'
Us ne talab mein kankar abhi phenka hi nahin