mullaa tiri akaD se ye hone lagaa gumaan — Dr. Jafar Askari

niind aati hi nahin thi aagahi ke dard se
maut ne aaghosh mein le kar sulaayaa hai mujhe

chhin leti hai aadmi kaa vaqaar
muflisi bhi 'azaab hai yaaro

miT jaaegi vatan se jahaalat ki tirgi
vo dekh inqalaab kaa suraj qarib hai

ik maan ke dam se ziist mein raunaq thi barqaraar
ab vo nahin to raunaq-e-bazm-e-jahaan nahin

mazhab se us ke dil mein na paidaa huaa gudaaz
ye aadmi to aur bhi saffaak ho gayaa

barsaat muflison ki sadaa se raqib hai
kachche makaan girne kaa mausam 'ajib hai

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

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

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa