zaruri to nahin ik fasl-e-gul ho — Karamat Bukhari

har soch mein sangin fazaaon kaa fasaana
har fikr mein shaamil huaa tahrir kaa maatam

aah to ab bhi dil se uThti hai
lekin us mein asar nahin hotaa

parvaaz mein thaa amn kaa maasum parinda
sunte hain ki be-chaara shajar tak nahin pahunchaa

ek nazar mein us ne har ik dil ko jiit liyaa
ek nazar mein us ke ho gae jaane kitne log

main ki tere dhyaan mein gum thaa
duniyaa mujh ko DhunDh rahi thi

muddat se mohabbat ke safar mein huun 'karaamat'
lekin abhi chaahat ke nagar tak nahin pahunchaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

jaise ye mez miTTi kaa haathi ye phuul
ek kone mein ham bhi hain rakkhe hue