kyaa bichhad kar rah gayaa jaane bharii barsaat men
— Basheer Munzir
Kyaa bichhaD kar rah gayaa jaane bharee barsaat men
Ek koyal kooktee hai aam ke baaghaat men
Soch men gum faakhta baiThee huee hai shaakh par
Baaz hai uupar to neeche ik shikaaree ghaat men
Vaqt ke panchhee ko uDnaa thaa bil-aakhir uD gayaa
AaDee-tirchhee kuchh lakeeren hain faqat ab haath men
Koee jiitaa hai jiye gar koee martaa hai mare
Aaj ke insaan ko dilchaspee hai apnee zaat men
Ik ta.alluq ik mohabbat hai mujhe is shahr se
Mere bachpan kaa baDaa hissa kaTaa gujraat men
Jal rahee thee raat meree tap rahaa thaa meraa din
Kyaa jiye manzar koee aise kaThin haalaat men