baDi bholi hai kharchili zarurat — Khursheed Akbar

saahil se sunaa karte hain lahron ki kahaani
ye Thahre hue log baghaavat nahin karte

quraan kaa mafhum unhein kaun bataae
aankhon se jo chehron ki tilaavat nahin karte

shaam ke tiir se zakhmi hai 'khurshid' kaa siina
nuur simaT kar surkh kabutar ban jaataa hai

dard kaa zaaiqa bataaun kyaa
ye ilaaqa zabaan se baahar hai

vo ek aaina chehre ki baat kartaa hai
vo ek aaina patthar se hai ziyaada kyaa

ai shahr-e-sitam-zaad tiri umr baDi ho
kuchh aur bataa naql-e-makaani ke alaava

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

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

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

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

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

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi