inhein aage nikal jaane do 'haaris' — Obaid Haris

apnaa sach us ko sunaane ke liye
ham ko qisson kaa havaala chaahiye

tah-ba-tah khulti hi rahti hai sadaa
'mir' ke divaan si hai zindagi

vaqt badlaa soch badli baat badli
ham se bachche kah rahe hain ham nae hain

nayaa chaar din mein puraanaa huaa
yahi sab huaa to nayaa kyaa huaa

khaali divaar buri lagti hai
meri tasvir hi rahne dete

ham kitaabon mein jise paate hain 'haaris'
aadmi vaisaa koi miltaa kahaan hai

ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa

yuun to qadam qadam pe hai divaar saamne
koi na ho to khud se ulajh jaanaa chaahiye

band kar ke miri aankhein vo sharaarat se hanse
bujhe jaane kaa main har roz tamaashaa dekhun

angDaai par angDaai leti hai raat judaai ki
tum kyaa samjho tum kyaa jaano baat miri tanhaai ki

hindostaan mein dhuum hai kis ki zabaan ki
vo kaun hai 'riyaaz' ko jo jaantaa nahin

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