us ko jaane de agar jaataa hai — Faisal Ajmi

dukh nahin hai ki jal rahaa huun main
raushni mein badal rahaa huun main

main zakhm khaa ke giraa thaa ki thaam us ne liyaa
muaaf kar ke mujhe intiqaam us ne liyaa

ab vo titli hai na vo umr taaaqub vaali
main na kahtaa thaa bahut duur na jaanaa mire dost

kabhi dekhaa hi nahin us ne pareshaan mujh ko
main ki rahtaa huun sadaa apni nigahbaani mein

harf apne hi maaani ki tarah hotaa hai
pyaas kaa zaaiqa paani ki tarah hotaa hai

roz aaseb aate jaate hain
aisaa kyaa hai gharib-khaane mein

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

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

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa