ruk gayaa haath tiraa kyuun 'baasir' — Basir Sultan Kazmi

kaise yaad rahi tujh ko
meri ik chhoTi si bhuul

jab bhi mile ham un se unhon ne yahi kahaa
bas aaj aane vaale the ham aap ki taraf

dil lagaa lete hain ahl-e-dil vatan koi bhi ho
phuul ko khilne se matlab hai chaman koi bhi ho

kuchh to hassaas ham ziyaada hain
kuchh vo barham ziyaada hotaa hai

'baasir' tumhein yahaan kaa abhi tajraba nahin
bimaar ho? paDe raho, mar bhi gae to kyaa

gilaa bhi tujh se bahut hai magar mohabbat bhi
vo baat apni jagah hai ye baat apni jagah

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

bagulaa jin ke sar par chatr-e-shaahi hai zamin masnad
vahi aqlim-e-gham mein aah ki naubat bajaate hain