غم خانۂ ہستی میں ہے مہماں کوئی دن اور — اختر شیرانی

Gham-khana-e-hasti mein hai mehman koi din aur

Gham-khana-e-hasti mein hai mehman koi din aur
Kar le hamein taqdeer-e-pareshan koi din aur
Mar jayenge jab hum to bahut yaad karegi
Jee bhar ke sata le shab-e-hijraan koi din aur
Turbat woh jagah hai ke jahan gham hai na hairat
Hairat kada-e-gham mein hain hairaan koi din aur
Yaaron se gila hai na azizon se shikayat
Taqdeer mein hai hasrat o hurmaan koi din aur
Pamaal-e-khizaan hone ko hain mast bahaaren
Hai sair-e-gul o husn-e-gulistan koi din aur
Hum sa na milega koi gham-dost jahaan mein
TaRpa le gham-e-gardish-e-dauraan koi din aur
Qabron ki jo raaten hain woh qabron mein kaTengi
Aabaad hain yeh zinda shabistan koi din aur
Rangeeni o nuzhat pe na maghroor ho bulbul
Hai rang-e-bahar-e-chamanistan koi din aur
Aakhir ko wahi hum wahi zulmaat-e-shab-e-gham
Hai noor-e-rukh-e-maah-e-darakhshan koi din aur
Aazaad hoon alam se to aazaad hoon gham se
Duniya hai hamare liye zindaan koi din aur
Hasti kabhi qudrat ka ek ehsaan thi hum par
Ab hum pe hai qudrat ka yeh ehsaan koi din aur
Laanat thi gunahon ki nadaamat mere haq mein
Hai shukr ke us se hain pasheman koi din aur
Shayon ko koi khuld-e-bareen mein yeh khabar de
Duniya mein ab 'Akhtar' bhi hai mehman koi din aur