vahi rusvaai kaa meri sabab aakhir bane maulaa — Abdul Mannan Samadi

parinde sab nahin zindaan mein maare gae hain
qafas mein kuchh to kuchh naql-e-makaani mein mare hain

ulaT kar jab bhi dekhi hai kitaab-e-zindagi ham ne
to har ik lafz ke pichhe koi ik haadisa niklaa

badan par is-qadar baarish mire hoti hai boson ki
ki jab baanhein tiri mujh par khuli hon Daaliyaan ban kar

vahi ik qissa ab tak dhyaan mein raushan nahin hotaa
tasalsul jis se vaabasta hai pichhli daastaanon kaa

tasavvur ki hadon se duur jaa kar kaise dekheinge
agar tum se ta'alluq ghaaebaana bhi nahin hogaa

kuchh badan ke the taqaaze kuchh sharaarat dil ki thi
aaj lekin ishq apnaa jaavedaan hone ko thaa

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

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

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