ham hasin ghazlon se peT bhar nahin sakte — Faza Ibn E Faizi

vaqt ne kis aag mein itnaa jalaayaa hai mujhe
jis qadar raushan thaa main us se sivaa raushan huaa

har ik qayaas haqiqat se dur-tar niklaa
kitaab kaa na koi dars mo'tabar niklaa

kisi lamhe to khud se laa-taalluq bhi raho logo
masaail kam nahin phir zindagi bhar sochte rahnaa

khaak-e-'shibli' se khamir apnaa bhi uTThaa hai 'fazaa'
naam urdu kaa huaa hai isi ghar se unchaa

shab-gazida ko tire is ki khabar hi kab thi
din jo aaegaa gham-e-laa-mutanaahi degaa

palkon par apni kaun mujhe ab sajaaegaa
main huun vo rang jo tire paikar se kaT gayaa

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin