kyaa jaane kab dharti par sailaab kaa manzar ho jaae — Zafar Imam

jivan kaa sangit achaanak antim sur ko chhu letaa hai
hanstaa hi rahtaa hai phir bhi mere andar marne vaalaa

ik nadi mein saikDon dariyaa ki tughyaani mili
Dubne vaale ko mar jaane ki aasaani mili

saaf jazbon ke havaale se to gham hain lekin
ek lamhe ki khushi ek sadi rahti hai

baat pahunche samaaat ko taasir de kis tarah
lafz hain aur lafzon mein zor-e-bayaani nahin

jald manzil tak pahunchne kaa junun us ko rahaa
zindagi bhar is liye rasta badaltaa rah gayaa

dekh lete hain andhere mein bhi rasta apnaa
shama ehsaas ke maanind jali rahti hai

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

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

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

kyaa dekhtaa hai haath miraa chhoD de tabib
yaan jaan hi badan mein nahin nabz kyaa chale