sar pe dastaar jab salaamat hai — Asghar Shamim

shahr to kab kaa jal chukaa 'asghar'
uTh rahaa hai magar dhuaan ab tak

saari duniyaa ko jitne vaalaa
apne bachchon se haar jaataa hai

kahaan sar chhupaaein pataa hi nahin
ki girne lagi ghar ki divaar ab

talaatum mein kabhi utraa thaa 'asghar'
samundar aaj tak sahmaa huaa hai

dil mein 'asghar' ke khushiyon ki barsaat thi
hanste hanste vo kyuun gham-zada ho gayaa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh