talaashe jaa rahe hain ahd-e-rafta — Obaidur Rahman

bachchon ko ham na ek khilaunaa bhi de sake
gham aur baDh gayaa hai jo tyauhaar aae hain

hamein hijrat samajh mein itni aai
parinda aab-o-daana chaahtaa hai

nazar mein duur talak rahguzar zaruri hai
kisi bhi samt ho lekin safar zaruri hai

taamir-o-taraqqi vaale hain kahiye bhi to un ko kyaa kahiye
jo shish-mahal mein baiThe hue mazdur ki baatein karte hain

apni hi zaat ke mahbas mein samaane se uThaa
dard ehsaas kaa siine mein dabaane se uThaa

aangan aangan khuun ke chhinTe chehra chehra be-chehra
kis kis ghar kaa zikr karun mein kis kis ke sadmaat likhun