ye buzurgon ki ravaa-daari ke pazh-murda gulaab — Hamid Mukhtar Hamid

mujh se ye pyaas kaa sahraa nahin dekhaa jaataa
roz ab khvaab mein dariyaa nahin dekhaa jaataa

ye jafaaon ki sazaa hai ki tamaashaai hai tu
ye vafaaon ki sazaa hai ki pae-daar huun main

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

gir na jaae tire meyaar se andaaz-e-huruf
yuun kabhi naam bhi teraa nahin likhkhaa main ne

aaj kaa khat hi use bhejaa hai koraa lekin
aaj kaa khat hi adhuraa nahin likhkhaa main ne

maqaam-e-zabt gham-e-ishq mein vo paidaa kar
ki tu khushi ko na tarse tujhe khushi tarse

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki

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

yaaro kuchh to zikr karo tum us ki qayaamat baanhon kaa
vo jo simaTte honge un mein vo to mar jaate honge

haq rakhe us ko salaamat hind mein
jis se khush lagtaa hai hindostaan mujhe

dosti ko buraa samajhte hain
kyaa samajh hai vo kyaa samajhte hain