sang ko aab karein pal mein hamaari baatein — Qayem Chaandpuri

mai pi jo chaahe aatish-e-dozakh se tu najaat
jaltaa nahin vo uzv jo tar ho sharaab mein

kahtaa hai aaina ki hai tujh saa hi ek aur
baavar nahin to laa main tire ru-ba-ru karun

gandumi rang jo hai duniyaa mein
meri chhaati pe muung daltaa hai

iraad kar na paDh ke miraa khat ki ye tamaam
be-rabtiyaan hain samra-e-hangaam-e-ishtiyaaq

koi din aage bhi zaahid ajab zamaana thaa
har ik mohalle ki masjid sharaab-khaana thaa

TuuTaa jo kaaba kaun si ye jaa-e-gham hai shaikh
kuchh qasr-e-dil nahin ki banaayaa na jaaegaa

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi