kare dariyaa na pul mismaar mere — Mahshar Badayuni

main itni raushni phailaa chukaa huun
ki bujh bhi jaaun to ab gham nahin hai

ham ko bhi khush-numaa nazar aai hai zindagi
jaise saraab duur se dariyaa dikhaai de

ab havaaein hi kareingi raushni kaa faisla
jis diye mein jaan hogi vo diyaa rah jaaegaa

jis ke liye bachcha royaa thaa aur ponchhe the aansu baabaa ne
vo bachcha ab bhi zinda hai vo mahngaa khilaunaa TuuT gayaa

har patti bojhal ho ke giri sab shaakhein jhuk kar TuuT gaiin
us baarish hi se fasl ujDi jis baarish se tayyaar hui

abhi sar kaa lahu thamne na paayaa
udhar se ek patthar aur aayaa

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa