ek kiran bas raushniyon mein sharik nahin hoti — Zeb Ghauri

main payambar tiraa nahin lekin
mujh se bhi baat kar khudaa mere

jaag ke mere saath samundar raatein kartaa hai
jab sab log chale jaaein to baatein kartaa hai

talaash ek bahaana thaa khaak uDaane kaa
pata chalaa ki hamein justuju-e-yaar na thi

dil ko sambhaale hanstaa boltaa rahtaa huun lekin
sach puchho to 'zeb' tabiat Thiik nahin hoti

jagmagaataa huaa khanjar mire siine mein utaar
raushni le ke kabhi khaana-e-viraan mein aa

uDaa ke khaak bahut main ne dekh li ai 'zeb'
vahaan talak to koi raasta nahin jaataa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

duur tak chhaae the baadal aur kahin saaya na thaa
is tarah barsaat kaa mausam kabhi aayaa na thaa

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein