fardaa ko duur hi se hamaaraa salaam hai — 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

ajab kyaa hai ham aise garm-raftaaron ki Thokar se
zamaane ke buland-o-past kaa hamvaar ho jaanaa

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

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

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa