meri ummidon ke jitne the shajar suukh gae — Minhaj Khan

dil taDap jaataa hai jis dam yaad aa jaate hain aap
aap se bichhDe hamein kitne zamaane ho gae

bevaquf apne ko kahte hue baahar nikle
jab vahaan sab the samajh-daar to ham kyaa karte

pahle to khud ko dafn kiyaa apni qabr mein
phir apnaa marsiya bhi sunaanaa paDaa mujhe

un ki tahzib ho gai rukhsat
tujh se pherein hain jo nazar urdu

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

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

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