jaane vaalon ki kami puuri kabhi hoti nahin — Gulzar Bukhari

kaun pas-e-manzar mein ujDe paikaron ko dekhtaa
shahar ki nazrein libaas-e-khushnumaa mein kho gaiin

chalun to maslahat ye kah ke paanv thaam leti hai
vahaan jaanaa bhi kyaa haasil jahaan se kuchh nahin hotaa

zaabte aur hi misdaaq pe rakkhe hue hain
aaj-kal sidq-o-safaa taaq pe rakkhe hue hain

rang-o-bu kaa shauq aashob-e-havaa mein le gayaa
titliyaan ghar se nikal kar ibtilaa mein kho gaiin

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

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

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

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain

ye shahr hai anjaan kahaan raat guzaarun
hai jaan-na-pahchaan kahaan raat guzaarun