nutq se lab tak hai sadiyon kaa safar — Faza Ibn E Faizi

vaqt ne kis aag mein itnaa jalaayaa hai mujhe
jis qadar raushan thaa main us se sivaa raushan huaa

har ik qayaas haqiqat se dur-tar niklaa
kitaab kaa na koi dars mo'tabar niklaa

kisi lamhe to khud se laa-taalluq bhi raho logo
masaail kam nahin phir zindagi bhar sochte rahnaa

khaak-e-'shibli' se khamir apnaa bhi uTThaa hai 'fazaa'
naam urdu kaa huaa hai isi ghar se unchaa

shab-gazida ko tire is ki khabar hi kab thi
din jo aaegaa gham-e-laa-mutanaahi degaa

palkon par apni kaun mujhe ab sajaaegaa
main huun vo rang jo tire paikar se kaT gayaa

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

hindu se puchhiye na musalmaan se puchhiye
insaaniyat kaa gham kisi insaan se puchhiye