main apne saae mein baiThaa thaa kitni sadiyon se — Nomaan Shauque

is baar intizaam to sardi kaa ho gayaa
kyaa haal peD kaTte hi basti kaa ho gayaa

vo saanp jis ne mujhe aaj tak Dasaa bhi nahin
tamaam zahr sukhan mein mire usi kaa hai

phir is mazaaq ko jamhuriyat kaa naam diyaa
hamein Daraane lage vo hamaari taaqat se

apni aahaT pe chaunktaa huun main
kis ki duniyaa mein aa gayaa huun main

vo tanz ko bhi husn-e-talab jaan khush hue
ulTaa paDhaa gayaa, miraa paighaam aur thaa

bas tire aane ki ik afvaah kaa aisaa asar
kaise kaise log the bimaar achchhe ho gae

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ye kaisaa maarka hai dard ki tanaabon se
ye kis ke haath pe aakhir havaa ne bai'at ki

nashe mein Duub ke zakhm-e-sadaa hue bhi to kyaa
khud apni khaak kuchal kar khudaa hue bhi to kyaa

bhige bhige sannaaTon mein khoyaa khoyaa saa ik khvaab
sahmi sahmi khaamoshi mein khauf-zada saa tanhaa thaa