Abdul Mateen Niyaz

vaqt mohlat na dega phir tum ko
tiir jis dam kaman se nikla

logon ko apni fikr hai lekin mujhe nadim
bazm-e-hayat-o-nazm-e-gulistan ki fikr hai

dil ne har daur men duniya se baghavat ki hai
dil se tum rasm-o-rivayat ki baten na karo

alfaz madah-khvan the qalam the bike hue
kaise tarash lete koi shah-kar ham

kitne be-nur hain ye hangame
main bhare shahr men bhi huun tanha

be-rukhi dekh ab zamane ki
mudda.a kyuun zaban se nikla

ham-nafas khvaab-e-junun ki koi taabir na dekh
raqs karnaa hai to phir paanv ki zanjir na dekh

be-rukhi dekh ab zamaane ki
muddaaa kyuun zabaan se niklaa

dil ne har daur mein duniyaa se baghaavat ki hai
dil se tum rasm-o-rivaayaat ki baatein na karo

logon ko apni fikr hai lekin mujhe nadim
bazm-e-hayaat-o-nazm-e-gulistaan ki fikr hai

vaqt mohlat na degaa phir tum ko
tiir jis dam kamaan se niklaa

kitne be-nur hain ye hangaame
main bhare shahr mein bhi huun tanhaa