kuchh to majburiyaan rahi hongi — Bashir Badr

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

sar jhukaaoge to patthar devtaa ho jaaegaa
itnaa mat chaaho use vo bevafaa ho jaaegaa

raat kaa intizaar kaun kare
aaj kal din mein kyaa nahin hotaa

ujaale apni yaadon ke hamaare saath rahne do
na jaane kis gali mein zindagi ki shaam ho jaae

jis din se chalaa huun miri manzil pe nazar hai
aankhon ne kabhi miil kaa patthar nahin dekhaa

koi phuul saa haath kaandhe pe thaa
mire paanv shoalon pe jalte rahe

hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaaiyo 'asad'
aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai

us ne mujhe dar-asl kabhi chaahaa hi nahin thaa
khud ko de kar ye bhi dhokaa, dekh liyaa hai

bhaTak ke raah se ham sab ko aazmaa aae
fareb de gae jitne bhi rahnumaa aae

fareb-e-jalva kahaan tak ba-ru-e-kaar rahe
naqaab uThaao ki kuchh din zaraa bahaar rahe

fariyaad ai tasavvur-e-abru-e-dil-fareb
qible ki samt bhuul gayaa huun namaaz mein

us ke ifaa-e-ahd tak na jiye
umr ne ham se bevafaai ki