Obaidullah Aleem

Azeez itna hi rakho ke jee sambhal jaye,
Ab is qadar bhi na chaho ke damm nikal jaye..

Koi kare to kahan tak kare masihaayi,
Ke aik zakham bhare dusra duhayi de..

Khayal-o-khawb hui hain mohabten kesi,
Lahuu main naach rahi hain yeh vehshaten kesi,

Na shab ko chand hi acha na din ko mehr acha,
Yeh hum pe beet rahi hain qayamaten kesi,

Woh sath tha to khuda bhi tha meherban kya kya,
BichaRR geya to huyi hain adavaten kesi,

Azaab jin ka tabassum sawab jin ki nigah,
Khinchi hui hain pas-e-jan yeh suraten kesi,

Hawa ke dosh pe rakhe huye charagh hain hum,
Jo bujh gaye to hava se shikayeten kesi,

Jo be-khabar koi guzra to yeh sadaa de di,
Main sang-e-rah hoon mujh par inayeten kesi,

Nahin ke husn ki nairangiyon main taaq nahin,
Junoon bhi khel raha hai siyasten kesi,

Jo abr hai wohi ab sang-o-khisht lata hai,
Fazaa yeh ho to dilon main nazakten kesi,

Yeh daur-e-be-hunaran hai bachaa rakho khud ko,
Yahan sadaqaten kesi karamaten kesi..

Main yeh kis ke naam likhoon jo alam guzr rahe hain,
Mer shehr jal rahe hain mere log mar rahe hain,

Koi ghuncha ho ke gul ho koi shaakh ho shajar ho,
Woh havaa-e-gulistaaan hai ke sabhi bikhar rahe hain,

Kabhi rehmaten thiin naazil isi khitta-e-zameen pr,
Wohi khitta-e-zameen hai ke azaab utar rahe hain,

Wohi taayeron ke jhurmatt jo havaa main jhoolte thay,
Woh fazaa ko dekhte hain to ab aaah bhar rahe hain,

Barri aarzuu thi hum ko naye khawb dekhne ki,
So ab apni zindagi main naye khawb bhar rahe hain,

Koi aur to nahin hai pas-e-khanjjar-azmaayi,
Hameen qatal ho rahe hain hameen qatal kar rahe hain..