sisakte the bachche bilakti thiin maaein — Barqi Azmi

samajh rahaa thaa jise khair-khvaah main apnaa
vahi hai dushman-e-jaan meraa sab se baDh kar aaj

ruThne aur manaane ke ehsaas mein hai ik kaif-o-surur
main ne hamesha use manaayaa vo bhi mujhe manaae to

is haal mein kab tak yunhi ghuT ghuT ke jiyungaa
ruThaa hai vo aise ki manaa bhi nahin saktaa

huaa karbalaa mein jo qurbaan 'barqi'
husain ibn-e-haidar kaa vo khaandaan thaa

chappa chappa us ki gali kaa rahaa hai mere zer-e-qadam
josh-e-junun se azm-e-safar tak ek kahaani biich mein hai

ab main huun aur khvaab-e-pareshaan hai mere saath
kitnaa paDegaa aur abhi jaagnaa mujhe

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

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

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa