sab jabr-e-vaqt kii nazar hu’aa jo paayaa jo paayaa bhii nahiiN
fursat hai jo ab yaad aataa hai ek Khvaab jo dekhaa bhii nahiiN
(jabr-e-vaqt : tyranny of the times)
kyaa haal banaa kar jaayeN ham yaaroN kii us bastii meN ke ab
nashtar-lahjoN kaa zikr hii kyaa ham par to ko’ii haNstaa bhii nahiiN
(nashtar-lahjoN : incisive comments)
ye kaisaa safar aaGhaaz kiyaa, ye kaisii gardish paaNv meN hai
raste meN kahiiN rukte hii nahiiN, manzil pe ko’ii miltaa bhii nahiiN
ek lafz masarrat thaa ke jise sau baar sunaa sau baar haNse
yuuN sunne se yuuN haNsne se kabhii zaKhm-e-dil bhartaa bhii nahiiN
(masarrat : happiness)
sehraa meN sabaa kaa vo jhoNkaa aayegaa phuul khilaayegaa
dil jaantaa hai jo honaa hai, jo honaa hai hotaa bhii nahiiN
ye saare gulshan sab sehraa hamse pehchaane jaate haiN
bin tere ko’ii gulshan hai kahaaN, bin mere ko’ii sehraa bhii nahiiN
phir raat ke sannaaTe meN vohii sargoshii guuNjne lagtii hai
ham usko haal sunaate haiN, vo jisne kuch puuchaa bhii nahiiN
is ishq-garoN kii bastii meN ham kaise ishq kareN ke yahaaN
sau raste paaNv tale haiN, sar meN ko’ii saudaa bhii nahiiN
Pirzada Qasim