pasand aate nahin sidhe-saadhe log use — Afzaal Naveed

kyaa jaane kis kaa haath mire haath aa gayaa
jis ki giraft chaahiye thi shal milaa mujhe

jang se jangal banaa jangal se main niklaa nahin
ho gayaa ojhal magar ojhal se main niklaa nahin

ayyaam ke ghubaar se niklaa to der tak
main raaston ko dhuul banaa dekhtaa rahaa

sahar ki guunj se aavaaza-e-jamaal huaa
so jaagtaa rahaa atraaf ko jagaae hue

darvaaze the kuchh aur bhi darvaaze ke pichhe
barson pe gai baat mahinon se nikal kar

rahti hai shab-o-roz mein baarish si tiri yaad
khvaabon mein utar jaati hain ghanghor si aankhein

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

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

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

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae