jaane kaisaa rishta hai rahguzar kaa qadmon se — Shakeel Azmi

tumhaari maut ne maaraa hai jite-ji ham ko
hamaari jaan bhi goyaa tumhaari jaan mein thi

kuchh dinon ke liye manzar se agar haT jaao
zindagi bhar ki shanaasaai chali jaati hai

isi khataa pe bujhaae gae charaagh mire
main jaantaa thaa bahut kuchh havaa ke baare mein

ghar ke divaar-o-dar pe shaam hi se
nazm likhtaa huaa hai sannaaTaa

haar ho jaati hai jab maan liyaa jaataa hai
jiit tab hoti hai jab Thaan liyaa jaataa hai

mujh ko bikhraayaa gayaa aur sameTaa bhi gayaa
jaane ab kyaa miri miTTi se khudaa chaahtaa hai

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

dimaagh un ke tajassus mein jism ghar mein rahaa
main apne ghar hi mein rahte hue safar mein rahaa

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

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai