be-chehra insaanon ki is basti mein — Badr Muneer

muskuraa kar agar vo dekhe to
aaine par nishaan paD jaae

kunj-e-hairat se chale dasht-e-ziyaan tak laae
kaun laa saktaa hai ham dil ko jahaan tak laae

kyaa khabar kaun saa rasta tiri jaanib nikle
be-iraada bhi kai baar safar karte hain

uqaabi ruuh jab bedaar hoti hai zanaani mein
amaan shauhar ko phir milti nahin is daar-e-faani mein

jivan hai saDak aur kinaare pe khaDe hain
lagtaa hai ki muddat se ishaare pe khaDe hain

laD rahaa huun main akelaa kaar-zaar-e-hast mein
kar faraaham tu bhi zaalim apne hone kaa javaaz