Daal di pairon mein us shakhs ke zanjir yahaan — Quaiser Khalid

ab is tarah bhi rivaayat se inhiraaf na kar
badal agarche tu achchhaa na de, kharaab to de

ho paae kisi ke ham bhi kahaan yuun koi hamaaraa bhi na huaa
kab Thahri kisi ik par bhi nazar kyaa chiiz hai shahr-e-khubaan bhi

kuchh tu hi bataa aakhir kyun-kar tire bandon par
har shab hai nai aafat har roz musibat hai

mohmal hai na jaanein to, samjhein to vazaahat hai
hai ziist faqat dhokaa aur maut haqiqat hai

aatish-e-ishq se bachiye ki yahaan ham ne bhi
mom ki tarah se patthar ko pighalte dekhaa

baaton se phuul jhaDte the lekin khabar na thi
ik din labon se un ke hi nashtar bhi aaeinge

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe