be-barse guzar jaate hain umDe hue baadal — Waheed Akhtar

zer-e-paa ab na zamin hai na falak hai sar par
sail-e-takhliq bhi girdaab kaa manzar niklaa

harf-e-inkaar hai kyuun naar-e-jahannam kaa halif
sirf iqraar pe kyuun baab-e-iram khultaa hai

maangne vaalon ko kyaa izzat o rusvaai se
dene vaalon ki amiri kaa bharam khultaa hai

jo sunnaa chaaho to bol uTTheinge andhere bhi
na sunnaa chaaho to dil ki sadaa sunaai na de

hazaaron saal safar kar ke phir vahin pahunche
bahut zamaana huaa thaa hamein zamin se chale

bichhDe hue khvaab aa ke pakaD lete hain daaman
har raasta parchhaaiyon ne rok liyaa hai

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

ajnabi mujh se aa gale mil le
aaj ik dost yaad aae mujhe

hamein islaam se itnaa ta'alluq hai abhi baaqi
buton se jab bigaDti hai khudaa ko yaad karte hain

abhi sahifa-e-jaan par raqam bhi kyaa hogaa
abhi to yaad bhi be-saakhta nahin aai

aap sharmaa ke na farmaaein hamein yaad nahin
ghair kaa zikr hai ye aap ki rudaad nahin