dekhiye to hai kaarvaan varna — Jamil Nazar

apne baare mein jab bhi sochaa hai
us kaa chehra nazar mein ubhraa hai

be-vafaa hi sahi zamaane mein
ham kisi fan ki intihaa to hue

na qurb-e-zaat hi haasil na zakhm-e-rusvaai
ajiib lagtaa hai ab khud se raabta rakhnaa

baDaa ajiib hai tahzib-e-irteqaa ke liye
tamaam umr kisi ik ko ham-navaa rakhnaa

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main