thakaa diyaa hai mujhe is qadar masaafat ne — Mukhtar Tilhari

miri hansi ko sar-e-bazm sah liyaa us ne
phir us ke baa'd akele mein intiqaam liyaa

jis vaqt huaa karti hai bechain tabiat
us vaqt bayaabaan se lagte hain chaman bhi

hamaari samt se be-raghbati na kar varna
tire baghair qaraar aa gayaa to kyaa hogaa

dil dukhaanaa miraa nahin maqsad
haq-bayaani miri nahin jaati

vo aaein ham se dalil maangein
jo kah rahe hain khudaa nahin hai

miTaanaa chaahun to mumkin kahaan miTaa bhi sakun
vo ek baal jo aaina-e-khayaal mein hai

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

dimaagh un ke tajassus mein jism ghar mein rahaa
main apne ghar hi mein rahte hue safar mein rahaa

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai