us din se paaniyon ki tarah bah rahe hain ham — Saeed Ahmad

ham bhi usi ke saath gae hosh se 'said'
lamha jo qaid-e-vaqt se baahar chalaa gayaa

jo tire khitta-e-be-aab ki khvaahish na banaa
kulbulaataa hai vo dariyaa kisi kohsaar mein gum

kuchh log ibtidaa-e-rifaaqat se qabl hi
aainda ke har ek guzishta tak aa gae

sab karishme taalluqaat ke hain
khaak uDti hai khaak-daan mein kyaa

jal thal kaa khvaab thaa ki kinaare Dubo gayaa
tanhaa kanval bhi jhiil se baahar nikal paDaa

khushk patton mein kisi yaad kaa shoala hai 'said'
main bujhaataa huun magar aag bhaDak jaati hai

zindagi ko hausla dene ke khaatir
khvaahishon ko reza reza chun rahaa huun

hamaare dil ko ab taaqat nahin sadme uThaane ki
bahut bhaane lage jo us se milnaa chhoD dete hain

hazaar baar kiyaa azm-e-tark-e-nazzaara
hazaar baar magar dekhnaa paDaa mujh ko

maut ke baa'd ziist ki bahs mein mubtalaa the log
ham to 'sahar' guzar gae tohmat-e-zindagi uThaae

tujhe daanista mahfil mein jo dekhaa ho to mujrim huun
nazar aakhir nazar hai be-iraada uTh gai hogi

khaak uchhaalo jo zamin par to falak par gir jaae
ab khulaa ye ki bahut past hai himmat meri