raushni hai kisi ke hone se — Sagheer Malal

ghar ke baare mein yahi jaan sakaa huun ab tak
jab bhi lauTo koi darvaaza khulaa hotaa hai

un se bachnaa ki bichhaate hain panaahein pahle
phir yahi log kahin kaa nahin rahne dete

bas is khayaal se dekhaa tamaam logon ko
jo aaj aise hain kaise vo kal rahe honge

taajjub un ko hai kyuun meri khud-kalaami par
har aadmi kaa koi raaz-daan zaruri hai

ek lamhe mein zamaana huaa takhliq 'malaal'
vahi lamha hai yahaan aur zamaana hai vahi

ek rahne se yahaan vo maavaraa kaise huaa
sab se pahlaa aadmi khud se judaa kaise huaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

vo jo ham mein tum mein qaraar thaa tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
vahi yaani vaada nibaah kaa tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho

phaDkun to sar phaTe hai na phaDkun to ji ghaTe
tang is qadar diyaa mujhe sayyaad ne qafas