is ke baghair leaderi apni thi naa-tamaam — Basheer Ahmad Chanchal

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

ghuncha chaTkaa thaa kahin khaatir-e-bulbul ke liye
main ne ye jaanaa ki kuchh mujh se kahaa ho jaise

'shujaaa' maut se pahle zarur ji lenaa
ye kaam bhuul na jaanaa baDaa zaruri hai

kahe koi kis se sataanaa tumhaaraa
khudaai tumhaari zamaana tumhaaraa