ek dariyaa paar kar ke aa gayaa huun us ke paas — Hasan Naim

kam nahin ai dil-e-betaab mataa-e-ummid
dast-e-mai-khvaar mein khaali hi sahi jaam to hai

kuchh usulon kaa nasha thaa kuchh muqaddas khvaab the
har zamaane mein shahaadat ke yahi asbaab the

gham se bikhraa na paaemaal huaa
main to gham se hi be-misaal huaa

jo bhi kahnaa hai kaho saaf shikaayat hi sahi
in ishaaraat-o-kinaayaat se ji Dartaa hai

gard-e-shohrat ko bhi daaman se lipaTne na diyaa
koi ehsaan zamaane kaa uThaayaa hi nahin

'iqbaal' ki navaa se musharraf hai go 'naim'
urdu ke sar pe 'mir' ki ghazlon kaa taaj hai

mujid jo nuur kaa hai vo meraa charaagh hai
parvaana huun main anjuman-e-kaaenaat kaa

but nazar aaeinge maashuqon ki kasrat hogi
aaj but-khaana mein allaah ki qudrat hogi

shikva koi dariyaa ki ravaani se nahin hai
rishta hi miri pyaas kaa paani se nahin hai

yuun dard ne ummid ke laD se mujhe baandhaa
dariyaaon ko jis tarah kinaaraa kare koi

mayassar se ziyaada chaahtaa hai
samundar jaise dariyaa chaahtaa hai

ye mohabbat bhi ek neki hai
is ko dariyaa mein Daal aate hain