kuchh maarke hamaare bhi ham tak hi rah gae — Syed Anwar Ahmad

is pal do pal ki hasti mein
kyaa teraa hai kyaa meraa hai

in se aavaaz-e-karb aati hai
zard patton pe mat chale koi

vo mujh se puchhne lagaa mere savaal ab
aur main bhi de rahaa huun jo is ke javaab the

faqih-e-shahr se kuchh khaas dushmani to nahin
faqih-e-shahr se lekin Thani si rahti hai

apne liye bhi koi riaayat ravaa nahin
is munsifi ki khu ne to saffaak kar diyaa

boli lagi mata-e-hunar ki to ahl-e-fan
jaldi mein apne khvaab bhi nilaam kar gae

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

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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