kam maarka-e-zist nahin jang-e-uhad se — Mohammad Aazam

ishq mein kuudo agar shauq hai marne kaa bahut
is se gahri koi khaai mujhe maalum nahin

kuchh chhalaktaa hai kuchh bikhartaa hai
sab mile to bhi sab nahin miltaa

aati jaati hai vo ab saans ki surat mujh mein
kab gai aur kab aai mujhe maalum nahin

aankhon mein us ki main ne aakhir malaal dekhaa
kin kin bulandiyon par apnaa zavaal dekhaa

aasmaanon mein uDaa karte hain phule phule
halke logon ke baDe kaam havaa karti hai

hamaare dil ko ab taaqat nahin sadme uThaane ki
bahut bhaane lage jo us se milnaa chhoD dete hain

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein

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

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