koi khabar hi na thi marg-e-justuju ki mujhe — 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

umr-bhar jis ke liye aankhein rahi hain farsh-e-raah
vo ajal kaa qaasid-e-farkhanda-gaam aa hi gayaa

kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa

allaah re zauq-e-dasht-navardi ki baad-e-marg
hilte hain khud-ba-khud mire andar kafan ke paanv

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein