bahki hui ruhon ko tasalli de kar — Farooq Nazki

bhaTak na jaataa agar zaat ke bayaabaan mein
to meraa naqsh-e-qadam meraa raahbar hotaa

kaanch ke alfaaz kaaghaz par na rakh
sang-e-maani ban ke Takraaungaa main

hisaar-e-khauf-o-hiraas mein hai butaan-e-vahm-o-gumaan ki basti
mujhe khabar hi nahin ki ab main junub mein yaa shumaal mein huun

jab koi naujavaan martaa hai
aarzu kaa jahaan martaa hai

aap ki tasvir thi akhbaar mein
kyaa sabab hai aap ghar jaate nahin

mujh se kyaa puchhte ho naam pata
main to bas aap kaa hi saaya huun

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

munh meri taraf hai to nazar ghair ki jaanib
karte hain kidhar baat kidhar dekh rahe hain

apni aankhon ke samundar mein utar jaane de
teraa mujrim huun mujhe Duub ke mar jaane de