is jashn-e-charaaghaan se to behtar the andhere — Iqbal Azeem

is jashn-e-charaaghaan se to behtar the andhere
in jhuTe charaaghon ko bujhaa kyuun nahin dete

Urdu

اس جشن چراغاں سے تو بہتر تھے اندھیرے
ان جھوٹے چراغوں کو بجھا کیوں نہیں دیتے

Hindi

इस जश्न-ए-चराग़ाँ से तो बेहतर थे अँधेरे
इन झूटे चराग़ों को बुझा क्यूँ नहीं देते

ab ham bhi sochte hain ki baazaar garm hai
apnaa zamir bech ke duniyaa kharid lein

— Iqbal Azeem

ai ahl-e-vafaa daad-e-jafaa kyuun nahin dete
soe hue zakhmon ko jagaa kyuun nahin dete

— Iqbal Azeem

junun ko hosh kahaan ehtimaam-e-ghaarat kaa
fasaad jo bhi jahaan mein huaa khirad se huaa

— Iqbal Azeem

manzil to khush-nasibon mein taqsim ho chuki
kuchh khush-khayaal log abhi tak safar mein hain

— Iqbal Azeem

jab ghar ki aag bujhi to kuchh saamaan bachaa thaa jalne se
so vo bhi un ke haath lagaa jo aag bujhaane aae the

— Iqbal Azeem

guftugu nazr-e-ehtiyaat hui
qabl is ke ki ibtidaa karte

— Iqbal Azeem