kisi ki zaat mein zam ho gayaa huun — Azhar Adeeb

is liye main ne muhaafiz nahin rakkhe apne
mire dushman mire is jism se baahar kam hain

ai shahr-e-sitam chhoD ke jaate hue logo
ab raah mein koi bhi madina nahin aataa

usi ne sab se pahle haar maani
vahi sab se dilaavar lag rahaa thaa

der lagti hai bahut lauT ke aate aate
aur vo itne mein hamein bhuul chukaa hotaa hai

ham ne ghar ki salaamti ke liye
khud ko ghar se nikaal rakkhaa hai

hamaare naam ki takhti bhi un pe lag na saki
lahu mein gundh ke miTTi jo ghar banaae gae

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai