har khvaab shikasta hai taamir-e-nasheman kaa — Afroz Alam

ye khulaa jism khule baal ye halke malbus
tum nai subh kaa aaghaaz karoge shaayad

tumhaari guftugu se aas ki khushbu chhalakti hai
jahaan tum ho vahaan pe zindagi maalum hoti hai

gum-sum saa khaDaa hai koi darvaaza-e-dil par
is shaam kaa manzar to dil-aavez bahut hai

main zehni taur pe aavaara hotaa jaataa huun
mire shuur mujhe apni had ke andar khinch

sataati hai tumhaari yaad jab mujh ko shab-e-hijraan
mujhe khud apni hasti ajnabi maalum hoti hai

taarikh bataaegi vo qatra hai ki dariyaa
aansu hai abhi vaqt ke qadmon mein paDaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge