baDi bholi hai kharchili zarurat — Khursheed Akbar

ai shahr-e-sitam-zaad tiri umr baDi ho
kuchh aur bataa naql-e-makaani ke alaava

aate aate aaegi duniyaa-daari
jaate jaate faaqa-masti jaaegi

ghaib kaa aisaa parinda hai zamin par insaan
aasmaanon ko jo shah-par pe uThaae hue hai

ham bhi tire beTe hain zaraa dekh hamein bhi
ai khaak-e-vatan tujh se shikaayat nahin karte

yahaan to rasm hai zindon ko dafn karne ki
kisi bhi qabr se murda kahaan nikaltaa hai

gharibi kaaTnaa aasaan nahin hai
vo saari umr patthar kaaTtaa hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

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