ye kaun aag lagaane pe hai yahaan maamur — Khurshid Rabbani

dekh kar bhi na dekhnaa us kaa
ye adaa to buton mein hoti hai

kisi ne meri taraf dekhnaa na thaa 'khurshid'
to be-sabab hi sanvaaraa gayaa thaa kyuun mujh ko

koi nahin jo miTaae miri siyah-bakhti
falak pe kitne sitaare hain jagmagaae hue

tiraa bakhshaa huaa ik zakhm pyaare
chali ThanDi havaa jalne lagaa hai

havaa-e-taaza kaa jhonkaa idhar se kyaa guzraa
gire paDe hue patton mein jaan aa gai hai

khvaabon ki main ne ek imaarat banaai aur
yaadon kaa us mein ek daricha banaa liyaa

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe