ek qatra ashk kaa chhalkaa to Dariya kar diyaa
— Adil Mansuri
Ek qatra ashk kaa chhalkaa to Dariya kar diyaa
Ek musht-e-khaak jo bikhree to sahraa kar diyaa
Mere TuuTe hausle ke par nikalte dekh kar
Us ne deevaaron ko apnee aur oonchaa kar diyaa
Vaardaat-e-qalb likkhee ham ne farzee naam se
Aur haathon-haath us ko khud hee le jaa kar diyaa
Us kee naaraazee kaa sooraj jab savaa neze pe thaa
Apne harf-e-ijz hee ne sar pe saaya kar diyaa
Dunya bhar kee khaak koee chhaantaa phirtaa hai ab
Aap ne dar se uThaa kar kaisaa rusvaa kar diyaa
Ab na koee khauf dil men aur na aankhon men umiid
Too ne marg-e-naa-gahaan beemaar achchhaa kar diyaa
Bhuul jaa ye kal tire naqsh-e-qadam the chaand par
Dekh un haathon ko kis ne aaj kaasa kar diyaa
Ham to kahne jaa rahe the hamza-e-ye vassalaam
Biich men us ne achaanak noon-ghunna kar diyaa
Ham ko gaalee ke liye bhee lab hilaa sakte naheen
Ghair ko bosa diyaa to munh se dikhlaa kar diyaa
Teergee kee bhee koee had hotee hai aakhir miyaan
Surkh parcham ko jalaa kar hee ujaalaa kar diyaa
Bazm men ahl-e-sukhan taqtee.a farmaate rahe
Aur ham ne apne dil kaa bojh halkaa kar diyaa
Jaane kis ke muntazir baiThe hain jhaaDoo pher kar
Dil se har khvaahish ko 'aadil' ham ne chaltaa kar diyaa