bachchon ko ham na ek khilaunaa bhi de sake — Obaidur Rahman

koi dimaagh se koi sharir se haaraa
mein apne haath ki andhi lakir se haaraa

mere jazbaat aansuon vaale
sher sab hichkiyon se likhtaa huun

hamein hijrat samajh mein itni aai
parinda aab-o-daana chaahtaa hai

nazar mein duur talak rahguzar zaruri hai
kisi bhi samt ho lekin safar zaruri hai

taamir-o-taraqqi vaale hain kahiye bhi to un ko kyaa kahiye
jo shish-mahal mein baiThe hue mazdur ki baatein karte hain

aangan aangan khuun ke chhinTe chehra chehra be-chehra
kis kis ghar kaa zikr karun mein kis kis ke sadmaat likhun

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage