KHuda Gawah

KHuda gawah dil ek lamha bhi nahin ghafil

tumhaari yaad bhi baqi hai dukh bhi baqi hai

wo sham-e-gham bhi usi tarah dil pe qaem hai

wo roz-e-saKHt bhi sine mein dard ban kar hai

jab ek hamla-e-dil tum pe zulm karta tha

azim shahr ke markaz mein ek udas sa ghar

ilaj se mahrum

tumhaare dukh mein taDapne ko dekh kar chup tha

to sare shahi mahallat shor-e-aish mein the

mujhe to falsafa-e-sabr bhi gawara hai

(agarche asl mein ye qatilon ki mantiq hai)

magar ye falsafa us dil ko kaun samjhae

jo teri yaad ke gham ko KHuda samajhta hai

agar gae hue ek lamha muD ke aa sakte

fana ke baad dobara hayat agar hoti

to main zarur lipaT kar tumhaare sine se

tamam qissa-e-gham aansuon mein barsata

magar mujhe to KHabar hai ki ye nahin mumkin

isi liye mere dil mein alam bhi baqi hai

teri gihad-e-musalsal si zindagi ki kitab

meri hayat ke ek ek waraq pe likkhi hai

jo tu ne rah mein chhoDa tha parcham-e-tag-o-dau

harif kuchh bhi kahen aaj mere hath mein hai

qarar-e-KHatir-e-mahzun agar koi shai hai

to usi ka KHayal!