kitne dinon ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to — Qaisarul Jafri

ghar lauT ke roeinge maan baap akele mein
miTTi ke khilaune bhi saste na the mele mein

zindagi bhar ke liye ruuTh ke jaane vaale
main abhi tak tiri tasvir liye baiThaa huun

havaa khafaa thi magar itni sang-dil bhi na thi
hamin ko shama jalaane kaa hausla na huaa

divaaron se mil kar ronaa achchhaa lagtaa hai
ham bhi paagal ho jaaeinge aisaa lagtaa hai

tu is tarah se mire saath bevafaai kar
ki tere baa'd mujhe koi bevafaa na lage

tumhaare shahr kaa mausam baDaa suhaanaa lage
main ek shaam churaa luun agar buraa na lage

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

main dastaras se tumhaari nikal bhi saktaa huun
ye soch lo ki main rasta badal bhi saktaa huun

ab bhi khaDi hai soch mein Duubi ujyaalon kaa daan liye
aaj bhi rekhaa paar hai raavan siitaa ko samjhaae kaun

ham baDe ahl-e-khirad bante the ye kyaa ho gayaa
aql kaa har mashvara divaana-pan lagne lagaa

rafaaqaton ko zaraa sochne kaa mauqaa do
ki is ke baa'd ghane jangalon kaa rasta hai