saans lenaa bhi sazaa lagtaa hai
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Saans lenaa bhee sazaa lagtaa hai
Ab to marnaa bhee ravaa lagtaa hai
Koh-e-gham par se jo dekhoon to mujhe
Dasht aaghosh-e-fanaa lagtaa hai
Sar-e-baazaar hai yaaron kee talaash
Jo guzartaa hai khafaa lagtaa hai
Mausam-e-gul men sar-e-shaakh-e-gul
Sho.ala bhaDke to bajaa lagtaa hai
Muskuraataa hai jo is aalam men
Ba-khuda mujh ko khuda lagtaa hai
Itnaa maanoos hoon sannaaTe se
Koi bole to buraa lagtaa hai
Un se mil kar bhee na kaafoor huaa
Dard ye sab se judaa lagtaa hai
Nutq kaa saath nahin deta zehn
Shukr kartaa hoon gila lagtaa hai
Is qadar tund hai raftaar-e-hayaat
Waqt bhee rishta-bapaa lagtaa hai