aashuftagi azal se mire aab-o-gil mein hai — Asif Bilal

jaane lagtaa huun to vo paanv pakaD letaa hai
aur sitam ye hai ki siine se lagaataa bhi nahin

vo lamhe-bhar ko tasavvur se bhi nahin jaataa
isi liye to use apni jaan bolte hain

taraqqiyaat ki ye kaun si ghaDi hai jahaan
sab apne aap mein baazaar honaa chaahte hain

pech-dar-pech hui jaati hai duniyaa ham par
jaane kyon is pe ham aasaan hue jaate hain

ab bahut dasht-navardi hui 'aasif' saahab
ab badan maut ki aavaaz pe haan chaahtaa hai

ham ne jis haadse pe sabr kiyaa
aap hote to mar gae hote

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage