utraa thaa meri ruuh ke rauzan se jo kabhi — Anwar Minai

har dam duaa-e-aab-o-havaa maangte rahe
nange darakht sabz qabaa maangte rahe

divaangi ki aisi milegi kahaan misaal
kaanTe khaaridtaa huun gulaabon ke shahr mein

is ahd mein rishton ki be-rang dukaanon mein
hiire se bhi mahngaa hai vishvaas kaa aaina

khvaab bikhreinge to ham ko bhi bikharnaa hogaa
shab ki ik ek aziyyat se guzarnaa hogaa

laakh suraj ki inaayaat rahein mere saath
meraa saaya na mire qad ke baraabar phailaa

jab zamin ke muqaddar sanvar jaaeinge
aasmaan se farishte utar aaeinge

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

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

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

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

main shisha kyuun na banaa aadmi huaa kyunkar
mujhe to umr lagi TuuT phuuT jaane tak