jismon se nikal rahe hain saae — Akhtar Razaa Saleemi

yahin kahin pe koi shahr bas rahaa thaa abhi
talaash kijiye is kaa agar nishaan koi hai

ik aag hamaari muntazir hai
ik aag se ham nikal rahe hain

aae adam se ek jhalak dekhne tiri
rakkhaa hi kyaa thaa varna jahaan-e-kharaab mein

pahle taraashaa kaanch se us ne miraa vajud
phir shahr bhar ke haath mein patthar thamaa diye

ab zamin bhi jagah nahin deti
ham kabhi aasmaan pe rahte the

guzar rahaa huun kisi jannat-e-jamaal se main
gunaah kartaa huaa nekiyaan kamaataa huaa

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa