ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko subut-e-haq ke liye — Josh Malihabadi

had hai apni taraf nahin main bhi
aur un ki taraf khudaai hai

vahaan se hai miri himmat ki ibtidaa vallaah
jo intihaa hai tire sabr aazmaane ki

haan aasmaan apni bulandi se hoshiyaar
ab sar uThaa rahe hain kisi aastaan se ham

ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabasta rahnaa hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saaya-e-zulf-e-pareshaan kyuun na ho

kaam hai meraa taghayyur naam hai meraa shabaab
meraa naara inqilaab o inqilaab o inqilaab

naqsh-e-khayaal dil se miTaayaa nahin hanuz
be-dard main ne tujh ko bhulaayaa nahin hanuz

raat ke lamhaat khuni daastaan likhte rahe
subh ke akhbaar mein haalaat behtar ho gae

har ek subh vazu karti hain miri aankhein
ki shaayad aaj to aa jaae vo habib nazar

ye raat yunhi basar ho gai to kyaa hogaa
tire baghair sahar ho gai to kyaa hogaa

ye tamannaa hai ki uDti hui manzil kaa ghubaar
subh ke parde mein yaad aa gai shaam aahista

main pur-umid rahaa maarka koi bhi rahaa
magar ye raat ki jis ki koi sahar hi nahin

dar-o-divaar pe parchhaaiyaan aati thiin nazar
baat karne ko bhi tarsi huun sahar hone tak