jin ki ungli thaam ke chalnaa sikhaa thaa — Ateeb Quadri

koi kashti kahin maghrur ho jaae na paani mein
sukut-e-bahr ko qasdan talaatum honaa paDtaa hai

agli naslein kar sakein tafriq-e-duniyaa-o-iram
maaon ke qisson mein bhi shaddaad honaa chaahiye

tumhaare hijr mein jab bhi calendar par nigaah Daali
sitambar ke mahine ko sitamgar hi paDhaa main ne

puchhne vaalon ne puchhaa haath kaise jal gayaa
kaise batlaaein kisi ke dil pe rakkhaa thaa kabhi

hamaare sar pe pech-o-kham kaa ye saafa viraasat hai
ki tum pagDi samajhte ho jise ham taaj kahte hain

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

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

bahaar aae to khud hi laala o nargis bataa deinge
khizaan ke daur mein dilkash gulistaanon pe kyaa guzri

hujum-e-gul mein rahe ham hazaar dast daraaz
sabaa-nafas the kisi par giraan nahin guzre