aise haalaat mein ik roz na ji sakte the — Akbar Hameedi

kahin to harf-e-aakhir huun main 'akbar'
kisi kaa nuqta-e-aaghaaz huun main

go raahzan kaa vaar bhi kuchh kam na thaa magar
jo vaar kaargar huaa vo rahnumaa kaa thaa

kitnaa maan gumaan hai dene vaale ko
dard diyaa hai aur mudaavaa rok liyaa

raat din phir rahaa huun galiyon mein
meraa ik shakhs kho gayaa hai yahaan

hu-ba-hu aap hi ki murat hai
zindagi kitni khub-surat hai

libaas mein hai vo tarz-e-tapaak-e-aaraaish
jo ang chaahe chhupaanaa jhalak jhalak jaae

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi