mai-khaane ki samt na dekho — Hafeez Merathi

haae vo naghma jis kaa mughanni
gaataa jaae rotaa jaae

shisha TuuTe ghul mach jaae
dil TuuTe aavaaz na aae

vo vaqt kaa jahaaz thaa kartaa lihaaz kyaa
main doston se haath milaane mein rah gayaa

raat ko raat kah diyaa main ne
sunte hi baukhlaa gai duniyaa

ik ajnabi ke haath mein de kar hamaaraa haath
lo saath chhoDne lagaa aakhir ye saal bhi

abhi se hosh uDe maslahat-paraston ke
abhi main bazm mein aayaa abhi kahaan bolaa

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

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

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

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

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