ajnabi bud-o-baash ke qurb-o-javaar mein milaa — Javed Shaheen

kis tarah be-mauj aur khaali ravaani se huaa
be-khabar dariyaa kahaan par apne paani se huaa

samajh rahaa hai zamaana riyaa ke pichhe huun
main ek aur tarah se khudaa ke pichhe huun

thoDaa saa kahin jama bhi rakh dard kaa paani
mausam hai koi khushk saa barsaat se aage

Dubne vaalaa thaa din shaam thi hone vaali
yuun lagaa miri koi chiiz thi khone vaali

kuchh zamaane ki ravish ne sakht mujh ko kar diyaa
aur kuchh bedard main us ko bhulaane se huaa

judaa thi baam se divaar dar akelaa thaa
makin the khud mein magan aur ghar akelaa thaa

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

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

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki

un se ai dost miraa yuun koi rishta to na thaa
kyuun phir is tark-e-taalluq se pashemaan thaa main

jo munh se kahte hain kuchh aur karte hain kuchh aur
vahi zamaana mein kuchh ikhtiyaar rakhte hain

kam-ayaari ne khudaa-soz banaayaa aisaa
but to sab yaad rahe ek khudaa bhuul gae