kuchh to fitrat se mili daanaai — Shaukat Pardesi

ye kaisi be-qaraari sunne vaalon ke dilon mein hai
varaq dohraa rahaa hai kyaa koi meri kahaani kaa

un ki nigaah-e-naaz ki gardish ke saath saath
mahsus ye huaa ki zamaana badal gayaa

us ki hansi tum kyaa samjho
vo jo pahron royaa hai

ai inqalaab-e-nau tiri raftaar dekh kar
khud ham bhi sochte hain ki ab tak kahaan rahe

sharik-e-dard nahin jab koi to ai 'shaukat'
khud apni zaat ki bechaargi ghanimat hai

hudud-e-jism se aage baDhe to ye dekhaa
ki tishnagi thi barahna tiri adaaon tak

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

ye maskharon ko vazife yunhi nahin milte
raiis khud nahin hanste hansaanaa paDtaa hai

ye bhi rahaa hai kucha-e-jaanaan mein apnaa rang
aahaT hui to chaand dariche mein aa gayaa

kai logon ne phalte phulte peDon se jaanaa hai
magar main ne tujhe sabze ki uryaani se pahchaanaa