vo apne aap se bhii judaa chaahiye mujhe
us kaa jamaal us ke sivaa chaahiye mujhe
har lamhaa jii rahe haiN davaa ke baGhair ham
chaaraagaroN tumhaarii du’aa chaahiye hameN
phir dekhiye jo harf bhii nikle zabaan se
ek din jo puuch baithe ke kyaa chaahiye hameN
jaanaa nahiiN hai ghar se nikal kar kahiiN magar
har maah-ruu ke ghar kaa pataa chaahiye hameN
muddat se ham kisii ko nahiiN de sake fareb
ai shah’r-e-iltifaat wafaa chaahiye hameN
har aan aakhrii hai magar us ke baa-vajuud
is aan bhii yaqiin-e-fanaa chaahiye hameN
Jaun Elia