ye kaise log tire aas-paas ghumte hain — 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

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

bahut hi kam ko mili hain mohabbatein 'jaanif'
ziyaada-tar ko to mahbub ne du'aa di hai

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

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

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