ik balaa kukti hai galiyon mein — Mohammad Javed Anwar

har phuul pe qadghan ki tiri shakl pe nikle
har zakhm pe laazim ki tiraa dast-nigar ho

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

sote mein vo jo mujh se ham-aaghosh ho gae
jitne gile the khvaab-e-faraamosh ho gae

dil ko apne kyaa kisi kaa ghar kahun
aaj khalvat-khaana kal baazaar hai