shahr-e-naa-pursaan mein kuchh apnaa pata miltaa nahin — Hasan Abidi

sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin
bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa

ashkon mein piro ke us ki yaadein
paani pe kitaab likh rahaa huun

kuchh na kuchh to hotaa hai ik tire na hone se
varna aisi baaton par kaun haath maltaa hai

duniyaa kahaan thi paas-e-viraasat ke zimn mein
ik diin thaa so us pe luTaae hue to hain

ai khudaa insaan ki taqsim-dar-taqsim dekh
paarsaaon devtaaon qaatilon ke darmiyaan

tishna-kaamon ko yahaan kaun subu detaa hai
gul ko bhi haath lagaao to lahu detaa hai

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai