Old age

ab jo ik hasrat-e-javani hai umr-e-rafta ki ye nishani hai...

vaqt-e-piri doston ki be-rukhi ka kya gila bach ke chalte hain sabhi girti hui divar se...

pachpan baras ki umr to hone ko aa gai lekin vo chehra aankhon se ojhal na ho saka...

mire dil ki tajalli kyon rahe poshida majlis mein zaiifi sun hua hai parda-e-fanus tan mera...

kamar khamida nahin be-sabab zaifi mein zamin dhunDte hain vo mazar ke qabil...

vaqt-e-piri shabab ki baaten aisi hain jaise khvab ki baaten...

ruka mahfil mein itni der tak main ujalon ka budhapa dekh aaya...

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqarat-u wo sarv-e-jawan yaaro man-fakhta-e-peeram...