is daaera-e-raushni-o-rang se aage — Najeeb Ahmad

khema-e-jaan ki tanaabon ko ukhaD jaanaa thaa
ham se ik roz tiraa gham bhi bichhaD jaanaa thaa

kis ne vafaa ke naam pe dhokaa diyaa mujhe
kis se kahun ki meraa gunahgaar kaun hai

maut se ziist ki takmil nahin ho sakti
raushni khaak mein tahlil nahin ho sakti

phir yuun huaa ki mujh pe hi divaar gir paDi
lekin na khul sakaa pas-e-divaar kaun hai

ik tiri yaad gale aise paDi hai ki 'najib'
aaj kaa kaam bhi ham kal pe uThaa rakhte hain

zamin pe paanv zaraa ehtiyaat se dharnaa
ukhaD gae to qadam phir kahaan sambhalte hain

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

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

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

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain