ajab kyaa hai ham aise garm-raftaaron ki Thokar se — Yagana Changezi

parda-e-hijr vahi hasti-e-mauhum thi 'yaas'
sach hai pahle nahin maalum thaa ye raaz mujhe

jaras ne muzhda-e-manzil sunaa ke chaunkaayaa
nikal chalaa thaa dabe paanv kaarvaan apnaa

vatan se kyaa ki havaa-e-vatan se hain bezaar
lipaT rahe jo bagulon se dasht-e-ghurbat ke

maut maangi thi khudaai to nahin maangi thi
le duaa kar chuke ab tark-e-duaa karte hain

fareb-e-abr-e-karam bhi baDaa sahaaraa hai
balaa se nakhl-e-tamannaa khizaan-rasida nahin

nai zamin nayaa aasmaan nai duniyaa
ajiib shai ye tilism khayaal hotaa hai

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

dil ko jaanaan se 'hasan' samjhaa-bujhaa ke laae the
dil hamein samjhaa-bujhaa kar su-e-jaanaan le chalaa

apne dukh mein ronaa-dhonaa aap hi aayaa
ghair ke dukh mein khud ko dukhaanaa ishq mein sikhaa

go hai anaa-parast magar dost bhi to hai
dil ko ye soch kar hi kushaada hai kar liyaa

vo mujh ko aazmaataa hi rahaa hai zindagi bhar
magar ye dil ab us ko aazmaanaa chaahtaa hai