mujhe charaagh bujhaanaa paDaa thaa majburan — 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

dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai
ham agar bol paDeinge to bahut boleinge

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

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

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai