jahaan dikhaai na detaa thaa ek Tiila bhi — 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

jin safinon ne kabhi toDaa thaa maujon kaa ghurur
us jagah Duube jahaan dariyaa mein tughyaani na thi

har daur kaa jo aks hai vo aaina hain ham
takhliq-e-kaaenaat kaa ik silsila hain ham

behtar hai ki ab khud se judaa ho ke bhi dekhein
dariyaa mein to dariyaa kaa havaala nahin miltaa

naqaab uThaao to har shai ko paaoge saalim
ye kaaenaat ba-taur-e-hijaab TuTti hai

agarche kahne ko kal kaaenaat apni thi
haqiqatan kahaan apni bhi zaat apni thi