saanson ko bu-e-zist se kafnaa diyaa gayaa — Ali Raza Aseer

Daraavnaa hai bahut hai baDaa ghanaa jangal
nikal na paaoge is se hai ik anaa jangal

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

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

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

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa