ajab kashish hai tire hone yaa na hone mein — Arshad Lateef

koi to moajaza aisaa bhi ho apni mohabbat mein
tire inkaar se iqraar ki surat nikal aae

khalaa kaa masala hi mukhtalif hai
samundar is qadar gahraa nahin hai

phailti jaa rahi hai ye duniyaa
jashn-e-aavaargi manaane mein

sabhi taabir us ki likh rahe hain
kisi ne bhi use dekhaa nahin hai

jab main us aadmi se duur huaa
gham miri zindagi se duur huaa

kis ke savaal par ye dil rotaa hai saari saari raat
kaun habib hai miraa tere khayaal ke sivaa

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai