guzishta rut kaa amiin huun nae makaan mein bhi — Alam Khursheed

kisi ke raste pe kaise nazrein jamaae rakkhun
abhi to karnaa mujhe hai khud intizaar meraa

tamaam rang adhure lage tire aage
so tujh ko lafz mein tasvir kartaa rahtaa huun

tahzib ki zanjir se uljhaa rahaa main bhi
tu bhi na baDhaa jism ke aadaab se aage

kisi ko DhunDte hain ham kisi ke paikar mein
kisi kaa chehra kisi se milaate rahte hain

ab kitni kaar-aamad jangal mein lag rahi hai
vo raushni jo ghar mein bekaar lag rahi thi

kabhi kabhi kitnaa nuqsaan uThaanaa paDtaa hai
airon ghairon kaa ehsaan uThaanaa paDtaa hai

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

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

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

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