Tahseen Firaqi

mujh sa anjan kisi moD pe kho sakta hai
hadsa koi bhi is shahr men ho sakta hai

main jin galiyon men paiham barsar-e-gardish raha huun
main un galiyon men itna khaar pahle kab hua tha

sat.h-e-dariya ka ye saffak sukun hai dhoka
ye tiri naav kisi vaqt Dubo sakta hai

bahar ab ke jo guzri to phir na aa.egi
bichhaDne vaale bichhaDte samay ye kah ga.e hain

phir us ki yaad ne dastak dil-e-hazin par di
phir ansuon men nihan us ke khad-o-khal hue

main kahan aur kahan sha.eri main ne to faqat
majlis-e-sher bapa ki to tumhare liye ki

sath-e-dariyaa kaa ye saffaak sukun hai dhokaa
ye tiri naav kisi vaqt Dubo saktaa hai

mujh saa anjaan kisi moD pe kho saktaa hai
haadsa koi bhi is shahr mein ho saktaa hai

main jin galiyon mein paiham barsar-e-gardish rahaa huun
main un galiyon mein itnaa khaar pahle kab huaa thaa

bahaar ab ke jo guzri to phir na aaegi
bichhaDne vaale bichhaDte samay ye kah gae hain

phir us ki yaad ne dastak dil-e-hazin par di
phir aansuon mein nihaan us ke khad-o-khaal hue

main kahaan aur kahaan shaaeri main ne to faqat
majlis-e-sher bapaa ki to tumhaare liye ki