ye kis ne haat peshaani pe rakkhaa — Zulfiqar Aadil

yuun uThe ik din ki logon ko huaa
abr kaa dhokaa hamaari khaak par

vaapas palaT rahe hain azal ki talaash mein
mansukh aap apnaa likhaa kar rahe hain ham

baiThe baiThe isi ghubaar ke saath
ab to uDnaa bhi aa gayaa hai mujhe

ravaani mein nazar aataa hai jo bhi
use taslim kar lete hain paani

baiThe baiThe pheink diyaa hai aatish-daan mein kyaa kyaa kuchh
mausam itnaa sard nahin thaa jitni aag jalaa li hai

dasht-o-dariyaa ki ibtidaa se hain
ham vahi tiin din ke pyaase hain

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

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

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

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

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