tum apnaa dariyaa yahaan se sameT lo varna — Jamal Abbas Fahmi

sar ko neza nasib hotaa hai
sarfaraazi yunhi nahin milti

dosti ik din dushman se ho sakti hai
soch ke ye laDne kaa iraada chhoD diyaa

jab khatm hui dil se isaar ki gunjaaish
aangan mein nikal aai divaar ki gunjaaish

koi dast-e-masihaai karam-andaaz hone tak
namak-paashi kaa zakhmon ko maza bhi lag chukaa hogaa

tujh se milne kaa bahaana to koi chaahiye thaa
ham ne vo ek bahaana kabhi DhunDaa hi nahin

koi to aisaa ho jis se main dil ki baat karun
so apne aap se hi baat kartaa rahtaa huun

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae