ek ek kar ke log bichhaDte chale gae — Saqi Faruqi

vo miri ruuh ki uljhan kaa sabab jaantaa hai
jism ki pyaas bujhaane pe bhi raazi niklaa

duniyaa pe apne ilm ki parchhaaiyaan na Daal
ai raushni-farosh andheraa na kar abhi

khaak main us ki judaai mein pareshaan phirun
jab ki ye milnaa bichhaDnaa miri marzi niklaa

hairaani mein huun aakhir kis ki parchhaain huun
vo bhi dhyaan mein aayaa jis kaa saaya koi na thaa

pyaas baDhti jaa rahi hai bahtaa dariyaa dekh kar
bhaagti jaati hain lahrein ye tamaashaa dekh kar

haadsa ye hai ki ham jaan na moattar kar paae
vo to khush-bu thaa use yuun bhi bikhar jaanaa thaa

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

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

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

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