tiraa ghurur jhuk ke jab milaa mire vajud se — Ashhar Hashmi

us se milne ki talab mein ji liye kuchh aur din
vo bhi khud biite dinon se bar-sar-e-paikaar thi

vahin ke pattharon se puchh meraa haal-e-zindagi
main reza reza ho ke jis dayaar mein bikhar gayaa

rahguzar bhi tiri pahle thi ajnabi
har gali ab tiri rahguzar ho gai

zindagi karnaa vo mushkil fan hai 'ashhar' haashmi
jaise ki chalnaa paDe bijli ke nange taar par

meri duniyaa mein samundar kaa kahin naam nahin
phir ghaTaa pheinkti hai mujh pe ye patthar kaise

'ashhar' kahin qarib hi taarik ghaar hai
jugnu ki raushni ko vahin chal ke chhoD dein

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

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

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

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain