paDhte the kitaabon mein qayaamat kaa samaan — Asghar Velori

un ke haathon se milaa thaa pi liyaa
zahr thaa par zaaiqa achchhaa lagaa

tire mahal mein hazaaron charaagh jalte hain
ye meraa ghar hai yahaan dil ke daagh jalte hain

shikaar apni anaa kaa hai aaj kaa insaan
jise bhi dekhiye tanhaa dikhaai detaa hai

log achchhon ko bhi kis dil se buraa kahte hain
ham ko kahne mein buron ko bhi buraa lagtaa hai

duniyaa se khatm ho gayaa insaan kaa vajud
rahnaa paDaa hai ham ko darindon ke darmiyaan

raushni jab se mujhe chhoD gai
shama roti hai sirhaane mere

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

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein