jise dekho chhupaa phirtaa hai 'khaalid' — Khalid Mahmood

bachche meri ungli thaame dhire dhire chalte the
phir vo aage dauD gae main tanhaa pichhe chhuT gayaa

shaayad ki mar gayaa mire andar kaa aadmi
aankhein dikhaa rahaa hai baraabar kaa aadmi

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai