der tak mil ke rote rahe raah mein — Tabish Mehdi

mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki

ye maanaa vo shajar sukhaa bahut hai
magar us mein abhi saayaa bahut hai

paDosi ke makaan mein chhat nahin hai
makaan apne bahut unche na rakhnaa

ajnabi raaston par bhaTakte rahe
aarzuon kaa ik qaafilaa aur main

agar phulon ki khvaahish hai to sun lo
kisi ki raah mein kaanTe na rakhnaa

takoge raah sahaaron ki tum miyaan kab tak
qadam uThaao ki taqdir intizaar mein hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

mire hamraah garche duur tak logon ki raunaq hai
magar jaise koi kam hai kabhi milne chale aao

vo nahin aaj-kal khafaa ham se
koi niklaa hai raasta shaayad