sab aa chuke hain jaanne vaale sab aa chuke — Qamar Abbas Qamar

ab ki mumkin hai zamin khuun ki pyaasi na rahe
ik qabile ne meri baat nahin maani hai

tishna-lab aisaa ki honTon pe paDe hain chhaale
mutmain aisaa huun dariyaa ko bhi hairaani hai

mujhe bachaa le mire yaar soz-e-imshab se
ki ik sitaara-e-vahshat jabin se guzregaa

shiddat-e-gham se koi gham bhi nahin ho paayaa
jaane vaale tiraa maatam bhi nahin ho paayaa

akelaa-pan hai aur aisaa akelaa-pan jis mein
koi jo puchh le kuchh sab bataane lagte hain

hamaari raat kaa ik vaqt tai hai jis mein ham
tamaam bichhDe huon ko bulaane lagte hain

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

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

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

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

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