ghalat na jaan ki aankhein nahin rahin meri — Nadeem Bhabha

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

charaagh dafn kiye the 'nadim' qabron mein
zamin se chaand numudaar ho gae saahib

phir mujhe khud bhi khabar ho na saki main huun kahaan
aakhiri baar tire gaanv mein dekhaa gayaa huun

ye tiri guftugu kaa lamha hai
is ghaDi hai miraa khudaa mire paas

ai mujhe khvaab dikhaate hue logo sun lo
meraa dukh ye hai koi khvaab nahin bhultaa main

tum ne jab us ki baat ki tum pe bhi pyaar aa gayaa
chumaa nahin tumhein miyaan garche maqaam thaa zarur

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

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

jism-e-aazaadi mein phunki tu ne majburi ki ruuh
khair jo chaahaa kiyaa ab ye bataa ham kyaa karein

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham