maanaa ki teraa mujh se koi vaasta nahin — 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

chehre ki chaandni pe na itnaa bhi maan kar
vaqt-e-sahar tu rang kabhi chaand kaa bhi dekh

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

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

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

ik faqat yaad hai jaanaa un kaa
aur kuchh is ke sivaa yaad nahin

aql ne tark-e-taalluq ko ghanimat jaanaa
dil ko badle hue haalaat pe ronaa aayaa

ye maanaa vo shajar sukhaa bahut hai
magar us mein abhi saayaa bahut hai

sar paa-e-khum pe chaahiye hangaam-e-be-khudi
ru su-e-qibla vaqt-e-munaajaat chaahiye