akhtar ansari ki shayyiri

saaf zaahir hai nigaahon se ki ham marte hain
munh se kehte huye ye baat magar darte hain
ek tasvir-e-muhabbat hai jawani goyaa
jis mein rangon ki ivaz[instead of] Khoon-e-jigar bharte hain
isharat-e-rafta[happiness of the days gone by] ne ja kar na kiya yaad hamen
isharat-e-rafta ko ham yaad kiya karte hain
aasmaan se kabhi dekhi na gayi apni khushi
ab ye halaat hain ki ham hanste huye darte hain
sher kahte ho bohat khoob tum ‘akhtar’ lekin
achchhe shayar ye suna hai ki jawan marte hain

akhtar ansari ki shayyiri

saaf zaahir hai nighahon se ki hum marte hain
munh se kahate huye ye baat magar darte hain
ek tasvir-e-muhabat hai jawani goyaa
jis mein rango ki ivaz, khoon-e-jigar bharte hain
ishrat-e-raftaa ne ja kar na kiya yaad hamen
aasman se kabhi dekhi na gai apni khushi
ab ye haalat hain ki hum haste huye darte hain
sher kahate ho bahut khoob tum 'akhtar' lekin,
achche shaayar ye suna hai ki jawan marte hain