mahfil mein bar bar jo hum par nazar gai

mahfil mein bar bar jo hum par nazar gai
har dil pe jaise lahr-e-qayamat guzar gai
kar ke umid-e-zindagi jite rahe hain hum
ab ki umid-e-zindagi jaane kidhar gai


milna tumhaara jaise bahaaron ka imbisat
puchha jo mera haal to qismat sanwar gai
wo kya khabar thi jis ne hamein be-khabar kiya
wo kya nazar thi zakhm-e-jigar tak utar gai


kaise hue farefta ye raaz hi raha
shayad nigah-e-yar bada kaam kar gai
uljhe hain is tarah se gham-e-rozgar mein
lazzat gham-e-firaq ki sham-o-sahar gai


ai husn tere chahne walon ki khair ho
ai 'ishq teri aah-o-fughan be-asar gai
har dil sulag raha hai mohabbat ki aag mein
jaane bala-e-‘ishq bhi kis kis ke ghar gai


badnam kar gai hai hamein rasm-e-dilbari
jo bhi nazar uthi hai wo hum par thahar gai
meri kitab-e-gham ka bhi qissa hua tamam
is shahr-e-na-shanas mein wo dar-ba-dar gai


'barham' gaya hai kaam se dil bhi hamare sath
aaya khayal-e-yar to bhi aankh bhar gai