koshishein ik hamein miTaane ki — Imtiyaz Ahmad Qamar

yuun to qadam qadam pe khudaa sainkaDon mile
banda na mil sakaa koi bandon ke shahr mein

us 'qamar' ko hai khud ab apne hi chehre ki talaash
jis ko duniyaa ne kahaa aaj kaa gyaani hai yahi

jal-bujhi hogi koi aag kisi din us mein
be-sabab hi to nahin daagh 'qamar' mein aayaa

zabt-e-gham kaa mire andaaza bhalaa kyaa hotaa
main agar dasht na hotaa bhi to dariyaa hotaa

barg-e-aavaara ko ab apnaa pata yaad nahin
kyaa huaa tez havaaon ki paziraai mein

mire hi hisse mein azmat salib-o-daar ki thi
mujhe hi ahd kaa apne rasul honaa thaa

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

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