sitaaron ke aage jo aabaadiyaan hain
— Abdul Hamid Adam
Sitaaron ke aage jo aabaadiyaan hain
Tiree zulf kee gum-shuda vaadiyaan hain
Zamaana bhee kya raunaqon kee jagah hai
Kaheen ronaa-dhonaa kaheen shaadiyaan hain
Tiree kaakulen hee naheen sabz pariyaan
Miree aarzooen bhee shahzaadiyaan hain
BaDee shai hai vaabastagee do dilon kee
Ye paabandiyaan hee to aazaadiyaan hain
Jahaan qadr hai Kuch na Kuch aadmee kee
Wo kya qaabil-e-qadr aabaadiyaan hain
Yakaayak na dil phenknaa aankh vaalo
Ye sab aankh kee fitna-eejaadiyaan hain
Ghareebon se kya kaam aasaa.ishon kaa
Wo oonche gharaanon kee shahzaadiyaan hain
'adam' sooraton kee chamak par na jaanaa
Ye sab aankh kee fitna-eejaadiyaan hain
Jahaan bhee 'adam' koee dilbar makeen hai
Vahaan kitnee gunjaan aabaadiyaan hain