safar kaa rang hasin qurbaton kaa haamil ho — Gulnar Aafreen

kyaa baat hai kyuun shahr mein ab ji nahin lagtaa
haalaanki yahaan apne paraae bhi vahi hain

shaayad abhi kami si masihaaiyon mein hai
jo dard hai vo ruuh ki gahraaiyon mein hai

saudaa hai zamiron kaa har gaam tijaarat hai
chup huun to qayaamat hai bolun to baghaavat hai

kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozaan hain charaagh
raushni si jo hai zindaan ke har ik rauzan mein

ek parchhaain tasavvur ki mire saath rahe
main tujhe bhulun magar yaad mujhe tu aae

'gulnaar' maslahat ki zabaan mein na baat kar
vo zahr pi ke dekh jo sachchaaiyon mein hai

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

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

is khauf mein ki khud na bhaTak jaaein raah mein
bhaTke huon ko raah dikhaataa nahin koi