saae larazte rahte hain shahron ki galiyon mein — Amjad Islam Amjad

kamaal-e-husn hai husn-e-kamaal se baahar
azal kaa rang hai jaise misaal se baahar

tiir aayaa thaa jidhar ye mire shahr ke log
kitne saadaa hain ki marham bhi vahin dekhte hain

vo saamne hai phir bhi dikhaai na de sake
mere aur us ke beach ye divaar kaun hai

jis taraf tu hai udhar hongi sabhi ki nazrein
iid ke chaand kaa didaar bahaana hi sahi

tumhi ne kaun si achchhaai ki hai
chalo maanaa ki main achchhaa nahin thaa

be-samar peDon ko chumeinge sabaa ke sabz lab
dekh lenaa ye khizaan be-dast-o-paa rah jaaegi

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

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

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

mil gayaa thaa baagh mein maashuq ik nak-daar saa
rang o ru mein phuul ki maanind saj mein khaar saa