qaanun jaise kho chukaa sadiyon kaa e'timaad — Nusrat Gwaliari

vo gulaabi baadalon mein ek niili jhiil si
hosh qaaem kaise rahte thaa hi kuchh aisaa libaas

milnaa paDtaa hai hamein khud se bhi ghairon ki tarah
us ne maahaul hi kuchh aisaa banaa rakkhaa hai

main ajnabi huun magar tum kabhi jo sochoge
koi qarib kaa rishta zarur niklegaa

husn utnaa ek paikar main simaT saktaa nahin
tu bhi mere hi kisi ehsaas ki tasvir hai

kuchh ehtiyaat parinde bhi rakhnaa bhuul gae
kuchh intiqaam bhi aandhi ne badtarin liye

raat ke lamhaat khuni daastaan likhte rahe
subh ke akhbaar mein haalaat behtar 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 saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai