vaqt badlaa soch badli baat badli — Obaid Haris

apnaa sach us ko sunaane ke liye
ham ko qisson kaa havaala chaahiye

tah-ba-tah khulti hi rahti hai sadaa
'mir' ke divaan si hai zindagi

nayaa chaar din mein puraanaa huaa
yahi sab huaa to nayaa kyaa huaa

khaali divaar buri lagti hai
meri tasvir hi rahne dete

ham kitaabon mein jise paate hain 'haaris'
aadmi vaisaa koi miltaa kahaan hai

sadaaein Dubti hain jab
khamoshi muskuraati hai

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

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

koi aur tarz-e-sitam sochiye
dil ab khugar-e-imtihaan ho gayaa

hain dalilein tire khilaaf magar
sochtaa huun tiri himaayat mein

hamein ye fikr hai laahaq ki aise aalam mein
navaab-zaada na huqqe ko bartaraf kar dein

raahbar rahzan na ban jaae kahin is soch mein
chup khaDaa huun bhuul kar raste mein manzil kaa pataa