Daraavnaa hai bahut hai baDaa ghanaa jangal — Ali Raza Aseer

saanson ko bu-e-zist se kafnaa diyaa gayaa
khaak-e-badan mein ruuh ko dafnaa diyaa gayaa

ik manzil-e-safar bhi to ab tak nahin mili
main shin-e-shaaeri pe nahin huun alif pe huun

parinde dekh kar us shakhs ko par phaDphaDaate hain
jo qaid-e-dil hai zaahir mein magar aazaad lagtaa hai

Tahal rahaa hai ik aansu labon ke paas miraa
bigaaD kuchh nahin sakti hai ab ye pyaas miraa

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

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

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

ku-e-jaanaan mein na ghairon ki rasaai ho jaae
apni jaagir ye yaa-rab na paraai ho jaae

kahin dekhaa hai is haiat kaa maashuq
nazar kiijo muslimaanaan! khudaa-raa

kucha-e-yaar se yaarab na uThaanaa ham ko
is bure haal mein bhi ham to yahin achchhe hain