laae gae pahle to sar-e-dasht-e-ijaazat — Aziz Nabeel

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

roz dastak si koi detaa hai siine mein 'nabil'
roz mujh mein kisi aavaaz ke par khulte hain

khaamushi TuTegi aavaaz kaa patthar bhi to ho
jis qadar shor hai andar kabhi baahar bhi to ho

ek takhti amn ke paighaam ki
Taang diije unche minaaron ke beach

phir nae saal ki sarhad pe khaDe hain ham log
raakh ho jaaegaa ye saal bhi hairat kaisi

tumhaaraa saath agar ho to joD saktaa huun
vo silsila jo sar-e-daastaan TuuT gayaa

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

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

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

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

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