duur ke chaand ko DhunDo na kisi aanchal mein — Nida Fazli

ek be-chehra si ummid hai chehra chehra
jis taraf dekhiye aane ko hai aane vaalaa

kuchh bhi bachaa na kahne ko har baat ho gai
aao kahin sharaab piyein raat ho gai

apne lahje ki hifaazat kijiye
sher ho jaate hain naa-maalum bhi

ghi misri bhi bhej kabhi akhbaaron mein
kai dinon se chaae hai kaDvi yaa allaah

zaruri kyaa har ik mahfil mein baiThein
takalluf ki ravaa-daari se bachiye

yuun to qadam qadam pe hai divaar saamne
koi na ho to khud se ulajh jaanaa chaahiye

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

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

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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