apne khuun se itni to ummidein hain — Shakeel Jamali

zindagi aise bhi haalaat banaa deti hai
log saanson kaa kafan oDh ke mar jaate hain

sab se pahle dil ke khaali-pan ko bharnaa
paisa saari umr kamaayaa jaa saktaa hai

har kone se teri khushbu aaegi
har sanduq mein tere kapDe nikleinge

umr kaa ek aur saal gayaa
vaqt phir ham pe khaak Daal gayaa

jhuuT mein shak ki kam gunjaaish ho sakti hai
sach ko jab chaaho jhuThlaayaa jaa saktaa hai

abhi raushan huaa jaataa hai rasta
vo dekho ek aurat aa rahi 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

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

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

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi