pahle soyaa kartaa thaa 'mahmud' lambi taan kar — Mahmood Ahmad Hashmi

zulm bhi sharmaa rahaa hai adl ki mizaan se
kuud jaanaa chaahiye minaar-e-paakistaan se

aisaa kahaan ye zaaiqa gandum ke paas hai
roTi mein maan ke haath ki shaamil miThaas hai

miri vafaa mein kami hai to mujh se baat kare
use kaho ki vo aae muzaakaraat kare

raae kyaa qaaem kareinge ajnabi us shahr mein
rasta batlaae jahaan par ek andhaa aadmi

'mahmud' tum to logon ke ho kar hi rah gae
apne liye bhi vaqt nikaalaa karo kabhi

miri tarah se shajar bhi hain baaghiyaana mizaaj
jahaan se kaaTe gae the vahin se ug aae