samundar paar aa baiThe magar kyaa — Abdullah Javed

tum apne aks mein kyaa dekhte ho
tumhaaraa aks bhi tum saa nahin hai

dekhte ham bhi hain kuchh khvaab magar haae re dil
har nae khvaab ki taabir se Dar jaataa hai

saahil pe log yunhi khaDe dekhte rahe
dariyaa mein ham jo utre to dariyaa utar gayaa

phir nai hijrat koi darpesh hai
khvaab mein ghar dekhnaa achchhaa nahin

aap ke jaate hi ham ko lag gai aavaargi
aap ke jaate hi ham se ghar nahin dekhaa gayaa

ashk Dhalte nahin dekhe jaate
dil pighalte nahin dekhe jaate

hai ajab nizaam zakaat kaa mire mulk mein mire des mein
ise kaaTtaa koi aur hai ise baanTtaa koi aur hai

surur-e-jaan-fazaa deti hai aaghosh-e-vatan sab ko
ki jaise bhi hon bachche maan ko pyaare ek jaise hain

kaun mar kar dobaara zinda huaa
kaun mulk-e-fanaa se lauTaa hai

na jaane khatm hui kab hamaari aazaadi
taalluqaat ki paabandiyaan nibhaate hue

main ne jab pahle-pahal apnaa vatan chhoDaa thaa
duur tak mujh ko ik aavaaz bulaane aai

mujhe to khair vatan chhoD kar amaan na mili
vatan bhi mujh se gharib-ul-vatan ko tarsegaa