dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai — Ahmad Sageer

zard mausam ne darakhton ki zabaan sil di thi
phir koi phuul hansaa aur khizaan haar gai

khudaa-yaa apne kun ki laaj rakh le
tiraa shahkaar zaae' ho rahaa hai

javaab aae na aae shikan to aaegi
savaal puchh hi lenaa agarche Darte hue

ajnabiyyat ki jhalak dekhi gai lahje mein
baat Darne ki hai is baat pe Dar jaaiye naa

khurach khurach ke tujhe zehn se miTaaungaa
main apne hosh ke naakhun zaraa baDhaa to luun

zard chehron se udaasi ke bichhaDne kaa sabab
log puchheinge to kah denaa ki dukh haar gayaa