kisi samundar se ek qatra agar nikal kar nadi ki jaanib — Nitin Nayab

ham apne pairon kaa ek kaanTaa nikaalne ke liye ruke the
bas itne lamhe kaa bitnaa thaa ki ham se aage nikal gae sab

'ishq ki chaadar laayaa huun aur khaas baat ye hai is mein
jitne pair pasaaro ye utni lambi ho jaati hai

dukh ke baazaar mein ham zabt kamaane vaale
ashk ko aankh kaa nuqsaan kahaa karte hain

sar yuun jhukte chale jaate hain ki gir hi na paDein
aisi 'izzat mire sarkaar buri lagti hai

kahin se aa kar kuchh lahron ne Dubo hi Daalaa thaa aur phir
kahin se aa kar kisi ne meri jaan bachaai paani mein

khushk gul phir bhi kitaabon mein bhale lagte hain
zang lag jaae to talvaar buri lagti hai

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

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

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

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe