patthar ret se but na banaa ai mire achchhe fankaar
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ret se but na banaa ai mire achchhe fankaar
Ek lamhe ko Thahar main tujhe patthar laa duun
Main tire saamne ambaar lagaa duun lekin
Kaun se rang kaa patthar tire kaam aa.egaa
Surkh patthar jise dil kahtee hai be-dil dunya
Yaa wo pathraa.ee huee aankh kaa niilaa patthar
Jis men sadiyon ke tahayyur ke paDe hon Dore
Kyaa tujhe ruuh ke patthar kee zaroorat hogee
Jis pe haq baat bhee patthar kee tarah girtee hai
Ik wo patthar hai jo kahlaataa hai tahzeeb-e-safed
Us ke marmar men siyah Khoon jhalak jaataa hai
Ek insaaf kaa patthar bhee to hota hai magar
Haath men tesha-e-zar ho to wo haath aataa hai
Jitne meyaar hain is daur ke sab patthar hain
Jitnee aqdaar hain is daur kee sab patthar hain
Sabza o gul bhee havaa aur fazaa bhee patthar
Meraa ilhaam tiraa zehn-e-rasaa bhee patthar
Is zamaane men to har fan kaa nishaan patthar hai
Haath patthar hain tire meree zabaan patthar hai
Ret se but na banaa ai mire achchhe fankaar
Ret se but na bana ai mere achchhe fankar
Ek lamhe ko Thahar main tujhe patthar la dun
Main tere samne ambar laga dun lekin
Kaun se rang ka patthar tere kaam aaega
SurKH patthar jise dil kahti hai be-dil duniya
Ya wo pathrai hui aankh ka nila patthar
Jis mein sadiyon ke tahayyur ke paDe hon Dore
Kya tujhe ruh ke patthar ki zarurat hogi
Jis pe haq baat bhi patthar ki tarah girti hai
Ek wo patthar hai jo kahlata hai tahzib-e-safed
Us ke marmar mein siyah KHun jhalak jata hai
Ek insaf ka patthar bhi to hota hai magar
Hath mein tesha-e-zar ho to wo hath aata hai
Jitne meyar hain is daur ke sab patthar hain
Jitni aqdar hain is daur ki sab patthar hain
Sabza o gul bhi hawa aur faza bhi patthar
Mera ilham tera zehn-e-rasa bhi patthar
Is zamane mein to har fan ka nishan patthar hai
Hath patthar hain tere meri zaban patthar hai
Ret se but na bana ai mere achchhe fankar