mujhe sone ki qimat mat bataao — Anjum Barabankvi

ghair to aansu pochheinge
dhokaa deinge apne log

ye baadshaah nahin hai faqir hai suraj
hamesha raat ki jholi se din nikaaltaa hai

jo doston ki mohabbat se ji nahin bhartaa
to aastin mein do-chaar saanp paal ke rakh

jis baat kaa matlab khushbu hai har gaanv ke kachche raste par
us baat kaa matlab badlegaa jab pakki saDak aa jaaegi

mashhur bhi hain badnaam bhi hain khushiyon ke nae paighaam bhi hain
kuchh gham ke baDe inaam bhi hain paDhiye to kahaani kaam ki hai

zaraa mahfuz raston se guzarnaa
tumhaari shahr mein shohrat bahut hai