mujh aise shakhs ki haajat ravaaii karte hue
— Aabid Umar
Mujh aise shakhs kee haajat-ravaa.ee karte hue
BhaTak gaya tha wo kaar-e-khudaai karte hue
Ki baaton baaton men manzil se duur le gaya tha
Wo naa-khuda-e-sukhan rahnumaa.ee karte hue
Abhee hai vaise kaa vaisaa hee haal andar kaa
Ki umr Dhal ga.ee dil kee safaa.ee karte hue
Nisaab-e-ishq abhee tak hai maavaraa-e-khirad
Ki tiis saal hue hain paDhaa.ee karte hue
Halaal luqma khilaanaa hai apne bachchon ko
Hamesha soch ye rakkhee kamaa.ee karte hue
Wo khel baiThaa mohabbat se phir mohabbat ne
Javaabee vaar kiyaa kaaravaa.ee karte hue
Na koi dukh kaa ta.assur na thee pashemaanee
Malaal tak na huaa bevafaa.ee karte hue
Diyaa palaT ke sahaaraa sisaktee beTee ne
Ki baap girne lagaa tha vidaa.ee karte hue
TaDap ke rakh diye aankhon pe meree haath us ne
Main zakhm dekh raha tha silaa.ee karte hue
Jo mo'atabar gine jaate the wo bhee paa.e ga.e
Ghalat jagah pe ghalat ham-navaa.ee karte hue
Khuloos raas na aayaa 'umar' ki jo bhee milaa
Daghaa hee deta gaya bhaa.ee bhaa.ee karte hue