kyaa jaane kyuun jalti hai — Zafar Tabish

manzar se laa-manzar tak
aankhein khaali khaali hain

jab bhi jhuk kar miltaa huun main logon se
ho jaataa huun apne qad se unchaa main

na kaho tum bhi kuchh na ham bolein
aao khaamoshiyon ke lab kholein

basti basti jangal jangal ghumaa main
lekin apne ghar mein aa kar soyaa main

so rahe the shahr bhi jangal bhi jab
ro rahaa thaa niilaa ambar TuuT kar

ba-zaahir yuun to main simTaa huaa huun
agar socho to phir bikhraa huaa huun

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham ahl-e-qafas tanhaa bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subh-e-vatan
yaadon se moattar aati hai ashkon se munavvar jaati hai

kahte hue saaqi se hayaa aati hai varna
hai yuun ki mujhe durd-e-tah-e-jaam bahut hai

jaan-sapaari daagh katthaa chunaa hai chashm-e-intizaar
vaaste mehmaan gham ke dil hai biiDaa paan kaa