kam maarka-e-zist nahin jang-e-uhad se — Mohammad Aazam

ishq mein kuudo agar shauq hai marne kaa bahut
is se gahri koi khaai mujhe maalum nahin

kuchh chhalaktaa hai kuchh bikhartaa hai
sab mile to bhi sab nahin miltaa

aati jaati hai vo ab saans ki surat mujh mein
kab gai aur kab aai mujhe maalum nahin

aankhon mein us ki main ne aakhir malaal dekhaa
kin kin bulandiyon par apnaa zavaal dekhaa

aasmaanon mein uDaa karte hain phule phule
halke logon ke baDe kaam havaa karti hai

hamaare dil ko ab taaqat nahin sadme uThaane ki
bahut bhaane lage jo us se milnaa chhoD dete hain

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

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge