ye tasavvur hi jaan levaa hai — Farzana Naz

ik maasum parinda hai dil
un aankhon mein jaal hai saahab

mujh pe aasaan ho gayaa thaa vo
vo bhi urdu mein baat kartaa thaa

ik hamaari sadaa thi is ban mein
lo ji khaamosh ho gae ham bhi

hijrat mujh se lipaT gai hai
paanv mein kitne aur safar hain

shahr mein ham saa bhi nahin koi
ik vahi be-misaal thoDi hai

hain udaasi ke aur bhi asbaab
mujh ko teraa malaal thoDi hai

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

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

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

kisi aankh mein niind aae to jaanun
miraa qissa-e-gham kahaani nahin hai

jaante aap se judaa tujh ko
karte gar farq jism o jaan mein ham