zinda rahne kaa haq milegaa use — Sarfaraz Abad

zindagi phaili hui thi shaam-e-hijraan ki tarah
kis ko itnaa hausla thaa kaun ji kar dekhtaa

saaqi mujhe sharaab ki tohmat nahin pasand
mujh ko tiri nigaah kaa ilzaam chaahiye

'alvi' khvaahish bhi thi baanjh
jazba bhi naa-mard milaa

gham-e-aarzu kaa 'hasrat' sabab aur kyaa bataaun
miri himmaton ki pasti mire shauq ki bulandi

kuchh log jo savaar hain kaaghaz ki naav par
tohmat taraashte hain havaa ke dabaav par

apne hi fan ki aag mein jalte rahe 'shamim'
honTon pe sab ke hausla-afzaai rah gai