Shahid Kamal

"jab Duub ke marna hai to kya soch rahe ho in jhiil si ankhon men utar kyuun nahin jaate"

"jang ka shor bhi kuchh der to tham sakta hai phir se ik amn ki afvah uDa di jaa.e"

"ye kaisa dasht-e-tahayyur hai yaan se kuuch karo hamare paanv se raftar khinchta hai koi"

"ik na.e tarz pe abad karenge us ko ham tire shahr ki pahchan uTha laa.e hain"

"tu mere saath nahin hai to sochta huun main ki ab to tujh se bichhaDne ka koi Dar bhi nahin"

"ret par vo paDi hai mushk koi tiir bhi aur kaman sa kuchh hai"

jab Duub ke marnaa hai to kyaa soch rahe ho
in jhiil si aankhon mein utar kyuun nahin jaate

jang kaa shor bhi kuchh der to tham saktaa hai
phir se ik amn ki afvaah uDaa di jaae

tu mere saath nahin hai to sochtaa huun main
ki ab to tujh se bichhaDne kaa koi Dar bhi nahin

shaakh-e-mizhgaan pe mahakne lage zakhmon ke gulaab
pichhle mausam ki mulaaqaat ki bu zinda hai

in dinon apni bhi vahshat kaa ajab aalam hai
ghar mein ham dasht-o-bayaabaan uThaa laae hain

burida-sar ko sajaa de fasil-e-neza par
darida jism ko phir arsa-e-qitaal mein rakh