mahv-e-safar huun khitta-e-duniyaa ke us taraf — Muneer Jafri

Tiis uTThi thi kahin zer-e-zamin aur idhar
shahr kaa shahr makaanon se nikal aaya thaa

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main

ye vaqt kaifiyaat se bhartaa nahin kabhi
ye jaam ikhtiyaar nahin kar rahaa huun main

ye chal-chalaav main ne diyaa hai use 'munir'
duniyaa pe inhisaar nahin kar rahaa huun main

aavaaz ko ghubaar nahin kar rahaa huun main
maahaul daagh-daar nahin kar rahaa huun main

dariyaa se to muaahida tai paa gayaa magar
kashti kaa eatibaar nahin kar rahaa huun main

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

tazkire mein tire ik naam ko yuun joD diyaa
doston ne mujhe shishe ki tarah toD diyaa

ham ko yaaron ne yaad bhi na rakhaa
'jaun' yaaron ke yaar the ham to

ai dost is zamaan-o-makaan ke azaab mein
dushman hai jo kisi ko duaa-e-hayaat de

tikhe to ho pa sach kaho us vaqt kyaa karo
tum ko gale lagaa le agar pyaar se koi