chehre ki chaandni pe na itnaa bhi maan kar — Murtaza Barlas

dushman-e-jaan hi sahi dost samajhtaa huun use
bad-duaa jis ki mujhe ban ke duaa lagti hai

mujhe ki gai hai ye peshkash ki sazaa mein hongi riyaayatein
jo qusur main ne kiyaa nahin vo qubul kar luun dabaao mein

naam is kaa aamariyyat ho ki ho jamhuriyat
munsalik firauniyat masnad se tab thi ab bhi hai

maanaa ki teraa mujh se koi vaasta nahin
milne ke baa'd mujh se zaraa aaina bhi dekh

chaltaa rahe jo aabla-paai ke baavajud
manzil kaa mustahiq vahi sahraa-navard hai

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

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

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

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe