us ki hansi tum kyaa samjho — Shaukat Pardesi

ye kaisi be-qaraari sunne vaalon ke dilon mein hai
varaq dohraa rahaa hai kyaa koi meri kahaani kaa

un ki nigaah-e-naaz ki gardish ke saath saath
mahsus ye huaa ki zamaana badal gayaa

ai inqalaab-e-nau tiri raftaar dekh kar
khud ham bhi sochte hain ki ab tak kahaan rahe

sharik-e-dard nahin jab koi to ai 'shaukat'
khud apni zaat ki bechaargi ghanimat hai

apne paraae thak gae kah kar har koshish bekaar rahi
vaqt ki baat samajh mein aai vaqt hi ke samjhaane se

hudud-e-jism se aage baDhe to ye dekhaa
ki tishnagi thi barahna tiri adaaon tak