main jaantaa huun mujhe mujh se maangne vaale — Azhar Faragh

ye nahin dekhte kitni hai riyaazat kis ki
log aasaan samajh lete hain aasaani ko

bahut se saanp the is ghaar ke dahaane par
dil is liye bhi khazaana shumaar hone lagaa

badal ke dekh chuki hai reaayaa saahib-e-takht
jo sar qalam nahin kartaa zabaan khinchtaa hai

bhanvar se ye jo mujhe baadbaan khinchtaa hai
zarur koi havaaon ke kaan khinchtaa hai

dalil us ke dariche ki pesh ki main ne
kisi ko patli gali se nahin nikalne diyaa

aisi ghurbat ko khudaa ghaarat kare
phuul bhejvaane ki gunjaaish na ho

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe