miri jagah koi aaina rakh liyaa hotaa — Zeb Ghauri

main payambar tiraa nahin lekin
mujh se bhi baat kar khudaa mere

jaag ke mere saath samundar raatein kartaa hai
jab sab log chale jaaein to baatein kartaa hai

talaash ek bahaana thaa khaak uDaane kaa
pata chalaa ki hamein justuju-e-yaar na thi

dil ko sambhaale hanstaa boltaa rahtaa huun lekin
sach puchho to 'zeb' tabiat Thiik nahin hoti

jagmagaataa huaa khanjar mire siine mein utaar
raushni le ke kabhi khaana-e-viraan mein aa

uDaa ke khaak bahut main ne dekh li ai 'zeb'
vahaan talak to koi raasta nahin jaataa

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

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

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge