khud hi uchhaalun patthar khud hi sar par le luun — Kaifi Wijdani

zamin ke zakhm samundar to bhar na paaegaa
ye kaam dida-e-tar tujh ko saunpnaa hogaa

tu ik qadam bhi jo meri taraf baDhaa detaa
main manzilein tiri dahliz se milaa detaa

tamaam shahr jise chhoDne ko aaya hai
vo shakhs kitnaa akelaa safar pe niklegaa

ye khule khule se gesu inhein laakh tu sanvaare
mire haath se sanvarte to kuchh aur baat hoti

sirf darvaaze talak jaa ke hi lauT aayaa huun
aisaa lagtaa hai ki sadiyon kaa safar kar aayaa

bachaa liyaa tiri khushbu ke farq ne varna
main tere vahm mein tujh se lipaTne vaalaa thaa

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

dil na dete use to kyaa karte
ai 'asar' dukh hamein uThaanaa thaa

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

khud-farebi rahe to achchhaa hai
khud-shanaasi tabaah kar degi