ye ilm kaa saudaa ye risaale ye kitaabein — Jan Nisar Akhtar

ashaar mire yuun to zamaane ke liye hain
kuchh sher faqat un ko sunaane ke liye hain

zulfein siina naaf kamar
ek nadi mein kitne bhanvar

dil ko har lamha bachaate rahe jazbaat se ham
itne majbur rahe hain kabhi haalaat se ham

fursat-e-kaar faqat chaar ghaDi hai yaaro
ye na socho ki abhi umr paDi hai yaaro

log kahte hain ki tu ab bhi khafaa hai mujh se
teri aankhon ne to kuchh aur kahaa hai mujh se

itne maayus to haalaat nahin
log kis vaaste ghabraae hain

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

ai shahr-e-sitam-zaad tiri umr baDi ho
kuchh aur bataa naql-e-makaani ke alaava

har fikr sirf jaagne vaale kaa hai nasib
jo so rahaa hai bas vahi banda maze mein hai

ye pahlaa ishq hai tumhaaraa soch lo
mire liye ye raastaa nayaa nahin

savaal karti kai aankhein muntazir hain yahaan
javaab aaj bhi ham soch kar nahin aae