aap idhar aae udhar diin aur imaan gae — Shuja Khaavar

'shujaa' vo khairiyat puchhein to hairat mein na paD jaanaa
pareshaan karne vaale khair-khvaahon mein bhi hote hain

chaaragari ki baat kisi aur se karo
ab ho gae hain yaaro puraane mariz ham

us ke bayaan se hue har-dil-aziz ham
gham ko samajh rahe the chhupaane ki chiiz ham

tangi-e-haiat se Takraataa huaa josh-e-mavaad
shaaeri kaa lutf aa jaataa hai chhoTi bahr mein

yaa to jo naa-fahm hain vo bolte hain in dinon
yaa jinhein khaamosh rahne ki sazaa maalum hai

do chaar nahin sainkaDon sher us pe kahe hain
is par bhi vo samjhe na to qadmon pe jhukein kyaa

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge