samundar aasmaan is par sitaaron kaa safina — 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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dard bakhshaa chain chhinaa dil ke TukDe kar diye
haae kis zaalim pe main ne bhi bharosa kar liyaa

main bhi tanhaa is taraf huun vo bhi tanhaa us taraf
main pareshaan huun to huun vo bhi pareshaani mein hai