hamaare kaandhe pe is baar sirf aankhein hain — Sarfaraz Khalid

kisi ne jaan hi luTaa di vafaaon ki khaatir
tum hi bataao ki qissa ye kis kitaab kaa hai

lambi hai bahut aaj ki shab jaagne vaalo
aur yaad mujhe koi kahaani bhi nahin hai

vo bhi na aayaa umr-e-guzishta ke misl hi
ham bhi khaDe rahe dar-o-divaar ki tarah

tiri duaaein bhi shaamil hain koshishon mein miri
musibaton kaa na Talnaa ajiib lagtaa hai

siyaah raat ke pahlu mein jism ke andar
kisi gunaah ki khvaahish ko paalte rahnaa

ham kisi aur vaqt ke hain asiir
subh ke shaam ke rahe hi nahin

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

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