ek baar phir salaam duur jaane vaalon ko — Imran Shamshad Narmi

schōl khuun chusne vaali machine hain
bhejo gulaab-gun to palaTtaa hai zard-faam

lauTnaa chaahiye zindagi ki taraf
zindagi ki taraf lauTnaa chaahiye

pahli cigarette pahlaa khvaab aur pahlaa ishq
in tinon mein ek bhi mujh ko yaad nahin

achchhaa achchhaa ho jaaegaa sab kuchh achchhaa
achchhaa achchhaa sab kuchh achchhaa ho jaaegaa

raat ke vaqt ubhartaa hai junun kaa suraj
din nikalte hi kisi chaand mein Dhal jaataa hai

ye khachaa-khach bhari hui vahshat
be-bason ko bason se khauf aaya

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

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

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

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