maut ki ek alaamat hai agar dekhaa jaae — Khursheed Rizvi

is e'tiraaf se ras ghul rahaa hai kaanon mein
vo e'tiraaf jo us ne abhi kiyaa bhi nahin

bas dariche se lage baiThe rahe ahl-e-safar
sabza jaltaa rahaa aur yaad-e-vatan aati rahi

jo tamaam umr rahaa sabab ki talaash mein
vo tiri nigaah mein be-sabab nahin aa sakaa

ham teri tabiat ko 'khurshid' nahin samjhe
patthar nazar aataa thaa royaa to bahut royaa

aasaan to nahin apni hasti se guzar jaanaa
utraa jo samundar mein dariyaa to bahut royaa

jo shakhs na royaa thaa tapti hui raahon mein
divaar ke saae mein baiThaa to bahut royaa

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

khush-numaa lafzon ki rishvat de ke raazi kijiye
ruuh ki tauhin par aamaada rahtaa hai badan

kyaa khabar kaun saa rasta tiri jaanib nikle
be-iraada bhi kai baar safar karte hain