tum se Takraae to huaa maa'lum — Shakir Dehlvi

shukr kiije ki maut hai varna
zindagi se hamein bachaataa kaun

hamaare ghar mein ye tahzib ab bhi zinda hai
buzurg bolein to bachche khamosh rahte hain

ho bhaTakne kaa jise shauq mire saath chale
jo ho manzil kaa talabgaar palaT jaae abhi

ham se mil kar dekhiye achchhaa lagegaa aap ko
aadmiyyat ke abhi tak an-chhue pahlu hain ham

niind aai to dhuup khile tak soeinge
khvaabon ki fehrist banaa kar baiThe hain

siyaah aankhon ki rangat ki ik jhalak ke liye
tiri talaash mein surma-farosh rahte hain

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

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

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

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad