basaa-auqaat hurmat bhi qalam ki daav par rakh di — Ameerul Islam Hashmi

bahut mushkil thaa jin ko DhunDnaa make-up ke malbe se
so andaaze se un kaa baankpan likhnaa paDaa mujh ko

chhoDaa hai jab se parda mardaa gai hai aurat
radd-o-badal hai kyaa kyaa ye arz phir karungaa

zulekhaaein ba-zid thiin ek yusuf ke liye yaaro
baDi hi garmi-e-baazaar thi kal shab jahaan main thaa

miri majburiyon ne naazuki kaa khuun kar Daalaa
har ik gobhi-badan ko gul-badan likhnaa paDaa mujh ko

pata mushkil se chaltaa hai muzakkar aur muannas kaa
kabhi maalum hotaa hai kabhi maalum hoti hai

hamaari umr ab aisi hai ham siiTi nahin sunte
rukaa karte the khush ho kar kabhi siiTi bajaane par

hai ajab nizaam zakaat kaa mire mulk mein mire des mein
ise kaaTtaa koi aur hai ise baanTtaa koi aur hai

ai khaak-e-vatan tujh se main sharminda bahut huun
mahngaai ke mausam mein ye tyauhaar paDaa hai

shahidon kaa tire shohra zamin se aasmaan tak hai
falak se balki aage baDh ke tere aastaan tak hai

vo phuul sar chaDhaa jo chaman se nikal gayaa
izzat use mili jo vatan se nikal gayaa

surur-e-jaan-fazaa deti hai aaghosh-e-vatan sab ko
ki jaise bhi hon bachche maan ko pyaare ek jaise hain

qismat ki tirgi ki kahaani na puchhiye
subh-e-vatan bhi shaam-e-gharibaan hai aaj kal