bachcha majburiyon ko kyaa jaane — Nusrat Gwaliari

vo gulaabi baadalon mein ek niili jhiil si
hosh qaaem kaise rahte thaa hi kuchh aisaa libaas

milnaa paDtaa hai hamein khud se bhi ghairon ki tarah
us ne maahaul hi kuchh aisaa banaa rakkhaa hai

qaanun jaise kho chukaa sadiyon kaa e'timaad
ab kaun dekhtaa hai khataa kaa hai rukh kidhar

main ajnabi huun magar tum kabhi jo sochoge
koi qarib kaa rishta zarur niklegaa

husn utnaa ek paikar main simaT saktaa nahin
tu bhi mere hi kisi ehsaas ki tasvir hai

raat ke lamhaat khuni daastaan likhte rahe
subh ke akhbaar mein haalaat behtar ho gae

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

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

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

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