phuul lagte hain zaraa der se avval avval — Saddam Husain Muzmar

nashtar-e-'mir' hain tiri baatein
phuljhaDi-vuljhaDi nahin jaanaan

ab to khvaahish bhi yahi hai ki hamaare hisse
hijr aayaa hai faqat hijr hi aataa jaae

mauj-e-dariyaa kaa koi khauf nahin hai lekin
hain tabi'at pe giraan-baar kinaare is ke

tum ko jiine ke bhi aate nahin atvaar magar
ham ko marne ke bhi me'yaar samajh aate hain

ek khitte mein rahaa pyaas kaa 'aalam barpaa
ek khitte mein bahut TuuT ke barsaa paani

main tishna-labi par bhi rahaa khush ki miraa zarf
khaali hai magar soch se logon ki baDaa hai

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

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun