sarhad-e-dasht se aabaadi ko jaane vaalo — Habeeb Hashmi

shab ki tanhaai mein ubhri hui aavaaz-e-jaras
subh-gaai kaa gajar ho ye zaruri to nahin

na main khasta-haal hotaa na ye ajnabi se lagte
ye hasin hasin farishte mujhe aadmi se lagte

har shab-e-gham ki sahar ho ye zaruri hai magar
sab ki taabinda sahar ho ye zaruri to nahin

safar ki aakhiri manzil mein paas aayaa hai
tamaam umr thaa jo duur aasmaan ki tarah

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

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

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

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa