maut kaa intizaar baaqi hai — Fani Badayuni

na ibtidaa ki khabar hai na intihaa maalum
rahaa ye vahm ki ham hain so vo bhi kyaa maalum

apni jannat mujhe dikhlaa na sakaa tu vaaiz
kucha-e-yaar mein chal dekh le jannat meri

ham hain us ke khayaal ki tasvir
jis ki tasvir hai khayaal apnaa

rone ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain 'faani'
ye us ki gali hai teraa gham-khaana nahin hai

mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai
umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai

yaa-rab tiri rahmat se maayus nahin 'faani'
lekin tiri rahmat ki taakhir ko kyaa kahiye

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

ik ghaDi zindagi mein aati hai
maut kaa intizaar hotaa hai

anjaam-e-hijr kyaa hai ye tum khud hi dekh lo
ham intizaar-e-yaar mein patthar ke ho gae

sadiyon tak ehtimaam-e-shab-e-hijr mein rahe
sadiyon se intizaar-e-sahar kar rahe hain ham

main lauTne ke iraade se jaa rahaa huun magar
safar safar hai miraa intizaar mat karnaa