vo kisi ko yaad kar ke muskuraayaa thaa udhar — Iqbal Ashhar

aaj phir niind ko aankhon se bichhaDte dekhaa
aaj phir yaad koi choT puraani aai

muddaton baa'd mayassar huaa maan kaa aanchal
muddaton baa'd hamein niind suhaani aai

na jaane kitne charaaghon ko mil gai shohrat
ik aaftaab ke be-vaqt Duub jaane se

'azim log the TuuTe to ik vaqaar ke saath
kisi se kuchh na kahaa bas udaas rahne lage

le gaiin duur bahut duur havaaein jis ko
vahi baadal thaa miri pyaas bujhaane vaalaa

suno samundar ki shokh lahro havaaein Thahri hain tum bhi Thahro
vo duur saahil pe ek bachcha abhi gharaunde banaa rahaa hai

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

ai chaman vaalo chaman mein yuun guzaaraa chaahiye
baaghbaan bhi khush rahe raazi rahe sayyaad bhi

usi ki tarah mujhe saaraa zamaanaa chaahe
vo miraa hone se zyaada mujhe paanaa chaahe

ham ko yaaron ne yaad bhi na rakhaa
'jaun' yaaron ke yaar the ham to

main agar TuuTaa to saaraa shahr bikhregaa 'nabil'
aisaa patthar huun fasil-e-shahr ki buniyaad kaa