jaane vaale mujhe kuchh apni nishaani de jaa — Midhat

ham ko usi dayaar ki miTTi hui aziiz
naqshe mein jis kaa naam-pata ab nahin rahaa

laai hai kahaan mujh ko tabiat ki do-rangi
duniyaa kaa talabgaar bhi duniyaa se khafaa bhi

tu samajhtaa hai mujhe harf-e-mukarrar lekin
main sahifa huun tire dil pe utarne vaalaa

jism us ki god mein ho ruuh tere ru-ba-ru
faahisha ke garm bistar par riyaa-kaari karun

aankhein hain magar khvaab se mahrum hain 'midhat'
tasvir kaa rishta nahin rangon se zaraa bhi

teri auqaat hi kyaa 'midhat-ul-akhtar' sun le
shahr ke shahr zaminon ke tale dab gae hain

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

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

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

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

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