Adil Zaidi

"aankh lagne na paa.i sahar ho ga.i zindagi be-irada basar ho ga.i"

"apne rasm-o-rivaj kho baiThe baaqi ab khandan men kya hai"

"haal puchhte kya ho qissa mukhtasar ye hai ghar na ban saka ab tak jo makan banaya tha"

"vaar pusht par karke kya mila tumhen akhir ek pal men kho baiThe e'tibar jitna tha"

"ye sahn-e-arz-e-haram hai ba-ehtiyat qadam bahut qarib khuda hai zara sanbhal ke chalo"

"maat khaa.i hai aksar shaah ne pyade se farq kuchh nahin paDta taaj aur libade se"

aankh lagne na paai sahar ho gai
zindagi be-iraada basar ho gai

apne rasm-o-rivaaj kho baiThe
baaqi ab khaandaan mein kyaa hai

vaar pusht par karke kyaa milaa tumhein aakhir
ek pal mein kho baiThe e'tibaar jitnaa thaa

ye sahn-e-arz-e-haram hai ba-ehtiyaat qadam
bahut qarib khudaa hai zaraa sanbhal ke chalo

ghaTaaein khul ke barsin thiin chaDhe the dil ke dariyaa bhi
chaDhe dariyaaon kaa ik din utarnaa bhi zaruri thaa

jab bhi aankh lage main dekhun ek suhaani surat
devi thi vo ruup ki raani yaa patthar ki murat