hone ko yuun to shahr men apna makaan thaa
— Adil Mansuri
Hone ko yuun to shahr men apna makaan thaa
Nafrat kaa regzaar magar darmiyaan thaa
Lamhe ke TooTne kee sadaa sun raha thaa main
Jhapkee jo aankh sar pe nayaa aasmaan thaa
Kahne ko haath baandhe khaDe the namaaz men
Poochho to doosree hee taraf apna dhyaan thaa
Allaah jaane kis pe akaDtaa thaa raat din
Kuch bhee naheen thaa phir bhee baDaa bad-zabaan thaa
Shole ugalte tiir baraste the charkh se
Saaya thaa paas men na koee saa.ebaan thaa
Sab se kiyaa hai vasl kaa waada alag alag
Kal raat wo sabhee pe bahut mehrbaan thaa
Munh-phaT thaa be-lagaam thaa rusvaa thaa DhiiT thaa
Jaisaa bhee thaa wo dosto mahfil kee jaan thaa