ek muddat main khamoshi se rahaa mahv-e-kalaam — Zakariya Shaz

kuchh bhi dekhaa nahin thaa main ne jab
har nazaara thaa meri aankhon mein

ai gardish-e-ayyaam hamein ranj bahut hai
kuchh khvaab the aaise ki bikharne ke nahin the

taalluq hi nahin hai jin se meraa
main un khadshaat mein rakkhaa huaa huun

dukh na sahne ki sazaaon mein ghiraa rahtaa hai
shahr kaa shahr duaaon mein ghiraa rahtaa hai

ye alag baat ki chalte rahe sab se aage
varna dekhaa hi nahin teri talab se aage

jab bhi ghar ke andar dekhne lagtaa huun
khiDki khol ke baahar dekhne lagtaa huun

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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