jo tajassus hai 'jaanifaa' teraa — Asif Jaanif

main tumhaare baghair aisaa huun
jis tarah diin hai nabi ke baghair

tu khudaa se bhi duur hai laDki
aur dil kaaein kaaein kar rahaa hai

ye kaise log tire aas-paas ghumte hain
inhein to dekh ke meraa dimaagh ghumtaa hai

udaas logon ke maathon ko chumte rahnaa
unhi ki vajh se bar-'aks ho gae tum log

hamein bannaa paDegaa alien varna mire pyaare
tujhe bhi khaaegaa aadam mujhe bhi khaaegaa aadam

mujhe malaal nahin teri bevafaai kaa
main apne aap se aankhein nahin milaa saktaa

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

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

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

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