ab kahaan basti mein vo khubaan-e-vahshat-aashnaa — Zia Faooqui

mat puchhiye kyaa jitne niklaa thaa main ghar se
ye dekhiye kyaa haar ke lauTaa huun safar se

badan ki qaid se chhuTaa to log pahchaane
tamaam 'umr kisi ko miraa pata na milaa

ye safar ye Dubte suraj kaa manzar aur main
jaane kab ho paaeinge baaham miraa ghar aur main

shu’ur-e-tishnagi ik roz mein pukhta nahin hotaa
mire honTon ne sadiyon karbalaa ki khaak chumi hai

aankhein hain ki ab tak usi chaukhaT pe dhari hain
detaa huun zamaane ko magar apnaa pata aur

pahle thaa bahut faasla baazaar se ghar kaa
ab ek hi kamre mein hai baazaar bhi ghar bhi

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge