dariyaa ke paar ham to kabhi ke utar gae — Naeem Najmi

zehn jab fikr ke hisaar mein thaa
dil kahaan apne ikhtiyaar mein thaa

zindagi ko 'azaab hone do
husn ko be-naqaab hone do

raushni saare ghar mein hoti thi
ham ne dekhaa hai laalTain kaa daur

mujh se baatein karo mohabbat ki
taalib-e-'ilm huun main urdu kaa

ek jalte bujhte manzar ke havaale kar diyaa
zindagi tujh ko muqaddar ke havaale kar diyaa

dekhaa mujhe to kahne lage tu ye kis liye
dastak diye baghair mire ghar mein aa gayaa

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

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

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai