chappa chappa us ki gali kaa rahaa hai mere zer-e-qadam — Barqi Azmi

samajh rahaa thaa jise khair-khvaah main apnaa
vahi hai dushman-e-jaan meraa sab se baDh kar aaj

ruThne aur manaane ke ehsaas mein hai ik kaif-o-surur
main ne hamesha use manaayaa vo bhi mujhe manaae to

is haal mein kab tak yunhi ghuT ghuT ke jiyungaa
ruThaa hai vo aise ki manaa bhi nahin saktaa

huaa karbalaa mein jo qurbaan 'barqi'
husain ibn-e-haidar kaa vo khaandaan thaa

ab main huun aur khvaab-e-pareshaan hai mere saath
kitnaa paDegaa aur abhi jaagnaa mujhe

ajab khun-chakaan karbalaa kaa samaan thaa
the sab tishna-lab aur dariyaa ravaan thaa

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

dimaagh un ke tajassus mein jism ghar mein rahaa
main apne ghar hi mein rahte hue safar mein rahaa

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa