kami kuchh apne hi zauq-e-talab mein hai varna — Haneef Najmi

mili na ham ko shahaadat to kyaa ye kyaa kam hai
ki saari 'umr rah-e-karbalaa pe chalte rahe

tire gham ne 'ataa ki hai 'ajab paakizgi mujh ko
main rotaa huun to aankhon se miri zamzam nikaltaa hai

hai dida-var to ek nazar mein parakh mujhe
laazim nahin kisi ko kai baar dekhnaa

bhalaa vo khaak samjheinge khudaa kyaa hai khudi kyaa hai
jo ab tak ye nahin samjhe maqaam-e-aadmi kyaa hai

bisaat-e-khaak par behad qad-aavar lag rahe the jo
bulandi par pahunch kar vo bahut chhoTe nazar aae

shaa'iri kyaa hai miri jaan tujhe maa'lum nahin
ek tohmat hai jo mujh par bhi lagaa di gai hai

miraa kamaal ki main is fazaa mein zinda huun
du'aa na milte hue aur havaa na hote hue

mujhe zindagi ki duaa dene vaale
hansi aa rahi hai tiri saadgi par

ba-sad adaa-e-dilbari hai iltijaa-e-mai-kashi
ye hosh ab kise ki mai haraam yaa halaal hai

us dushman-e-vafaa ko duaa de rahaa huun main
meraa na ho sakaa vo kisi kaa to ho gayaa

marne ke liye aae the ham dasht-e-balaa mein
jiine ki du'aa de gayaa darvesh hamein kyon

main tere kahe se chup huun lekin
chup bhi to bayaan-e-muddaaa hai