hazaar baar khud apne makaan pe dastak di — Mushfiq Khwaja

bujhe hue dar-o-divaar dekhne vaalo
use bhi dekho jo ik umr yaan guzaar gayaa

ye haal hai mire divaar-o-dar ki vahshat kaa
ki mere hote hue bhi makaan khaali hai

nazar churaa ke vo guzraa qarib se lekin
nazar bachaa ke mujhe dekhtaa bhi jaataa thaa

miri nazar mein gae mausamon ke rang bhi hain
jo aane vaale hain un mausamon se Darnaa kyaa

ye lamha lamha zinda rahne ki khvaahish kaa haasil hai
ki lahza lahza apne aap hi mein mar rahaa huun main

dil ek aur hazaar aazmaaishein gham ki
diyaa jalaa to thaa lekin havaa ki zad par thaa

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

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

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