khud se likhne kaa ikhtiyaar bhi de — 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

baDi bholi hai kharchili zarurat
shahanshaahi kamaai maangti hai

gharibi kaaTnaa aasaan nahin hai
vo saari umr patthar kaaTtaa hai

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki

uTh ai naqaab-e-yaar ki baiThe hain der se
kitne gharib dida-e-pur-nam liye hue

aayaa na phir ke ek bhi kuche se yaar ke
qaasid gayaa nasim gai naama-bar gayaa

donon zaalim hain farq itnaa hai
aasmaan piir hai javaan tu hai