Daal di pairon mein us shakhs ke zanjir yahaan — Quaiser Khalid

miThi baatein, kabhi talkh lahje ke tiir
dil pe har din hai un kaa karam bhi nayaa

tere bin hayaat ki soch bhi gunaah thi
ham qarib-e-jaan tiraa hisaar dekhte rahe

ho paae kisi ke ham bhi kahaan yuun koi hamaaraa bhi na huaa
kab Thahri kisi ik par bhi nazar kyaa chiiz hai shahr-e-khubaan bhi

mohmal hai na jaanein to, samjhein to vazaahat hai
hai ziist faqat dhokaa aur maut haqiqat hai

ab is tarah bhi rivaayat se inhiraaf na kar
badal agarche tu achchhaa na de, kharaab to de

kuchh tu hi bataa aakhir kyun-kar tire bandon par
har shab hai nai aafat har roz musibat hai

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

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

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

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge