raat ko roz Duub jaataa hai — Bedil Haidari

ham tum mein kal duuri bhi ho sakti hai
vajh koi majburi bhi ho sakti hai

kahin intihaa ki malaamatein kahin pattharon se aTi chhatein
tire shahr mein mire baa'd ab koi sar-phiraa nahin aaegaa

jitnaa hangaama ziyaada hogaa
aadmi utnaa hi tanhaa hogaa

khol chehron pe chaDhaane nahin aate ham ko
gaanv ke log hain ham shahr mein kam aate hain

bhuuk chehron pe liye chaand se pyaare bachche
bechte phirte hain galiyon mein ghubaare bachche

garmi lagi to khud se alag ho ke so gae
sardi lagi to khud ko dobaara pahan liyaa

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

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

us ko khonaa asl mein us ko paanaa hai
haasil kaa hi partav hai laa-haasil mein

koi puraanaa khat kuchh bhuli-bisri yaad
zakhmon par vo lamhe marham hote hain

saadgi o purkaari be-khudi o hushyaari
husn ko taghaaful mein jurat-aazmaa paayaa