ek khitte mein rahaa pyaas kaa 'aalam barpaa — Saddam Husain Muzmar

nashtar-e-'mir' hain tiri baatein
phuljhaDi-vuljhaDi nahin jaanaan

ab to khvaahish bhi yahi hai ki hamaare hisse
hijr aayaa hai faqat hijr hi aataa jaae

mauj-e-dariyaa kaa koi khauf nahin hai lekin
hain tabi'at pe giraan-baar kinaare is ke

phuul lagte hain zaraa der se avval avval
shaakh-e-gul par bhi miyaan khaar hi lagte hain naa

tum ko jiine ke bhi aate nahin atvaar magar
ham ko marne ke bhi me'yaar samajh aate hain

main tishna-labi par bhi rahaa khush ki miraa zarf
khaali hai magar soch se logon ki baDaa hai