pata is kaa to ham rindon se puchho — Anis Dehlavi

chhin liin khushiyaan miri aankhon se meri niind bhi
zindagi tu ne mujhe ab tak diyaa kuchh bhi nahin

karnaa hai aap ko jo nae raaston ki khoj
sab jis taraf na jaaein udhar jaanaa chaahiye

aap kaa koi safar be-samt be-manzil na ho
zindagi aisi na jiinaa jis kaa mustaqbil na ho

aap ki baaton mein aa kar kho diyaa dil kaa sukun
zindagi mein dekhiye meri bachaa kuchh bhi nahin

jo dil baandhe vo jaadu jaantaa hai
miraa mahbub urdu jaantaa hai

uDaa gae hain bahut dhuul jaane vaale log
chhaTe ghubaar to kuchh raasta nazar aae

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

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

jism-e-aazaadi mein phunki tu ne majburi ki ruuh
khair jo chaahaa kiyaa ab ye bataa ham kyaa karein

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe