maut ke baa'd bhi marne pe na raazi honaa — Habeeb Ahmad Siddiqui

hai naved-e-bahaar har lab par
kam-nasibon ko e'tibaar nahin

gulon se itni bhi vaabastagi nahin achchhi
rahe khayaal ki ahd-e-khizaan bhi aataa hai

ek kaaba ke sanam toDe to kyaa
nasl-o-millat ke sanam-khaane bahut

tag-o-taaz-e-paiham hai miraas-e-aadam
mire muntazir kuchh jahaan aur bhi hain

faiz-e-ayyaam-e-bahaar ahl-e-qafas kyaa jaanein
chand tinke the nasheman ke jo ham tak pahunche

raanaai-e-bahaar pe the sab farefta
afsos koi mahram-e-raaz-e-khizaan na thaa

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe