gali ke moD pe beva hai bad-nasib koi — Nitin Nayab

ham apne pairon kaa ek kaanTaa nikaalne ke liye ruke the
bas itne lamhe kaa bitnaa thaa ki ham se aage nikal gae sab

'ishq ki chaadar laayaa huun aur khaas baat ye hai is mein
jitne pair pasaaro ye utni lambi ho jaati hai

dukh ke baazaar mein ham zabt kamaane vaale
ashk ko aankh kaa nuqsaan kahaa karte hain

sar yuun jhukte chale jaate hain ki gir hi na paDein
aisi 'izzat mire sarkaar buri lagti hai

kisi samundar se ek qatra agar nikal kar nadi ki jaanib
qadam uThaa le to vo safar ik misaal hogaa kamaal hogaa

khushk gul phir bhi kitaabon mein bhale lagte hain
zang lag jaae to talvaar buri lagti hai

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

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

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

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

zarur teri gali se guzar huaa hogaa
ki aaj baad-e-sabaa be-qaraar aai hai

garmi bahut hai aaj khulaa rakh makaan ko
us ki gali se raat ko purvaai aaegi