khvaab e deriina se rukhsat kaa sabab puuchhte hain
— Iftikhar Arif
Khvaab-e-dereena se rukhsat kaa sabab poochhte hain
Chaliye pahle nahin poochhaa thaa to ab poochhte hain
Kaise khush-tabaa hain is shahr-e-dil-aazaar ke log
Mauj-e-khoon sar se guzar jaatee hai tab poochhte hain
Ahl-e-Dunya kaa to kya zikr ki deevaanon ko
Saahibaan-e-dil-e-shoreeda bhee kab poochhte hain
Khaak uDaatee huee raaten hon ki bheege hue din
Avval-e-sub.h ke gham aakhir-e-shab poochhte hain
Ek ham hee to nahin hain jo uThaate hain savaal
Jitne hain khaak-basar shahr ke sab poochhte hain
Yahee majboor yahee mohr-ba-lab be-awaaz
Poochhne par kabhi aa.en to ghazab poochhte hain
Karam-e-masnad-o-mimbar ki ab arbaab-e-hakam
Zulm kar chukte hain tab marzee-e-rab poochhte hain
KHwab-e-derina se ruKHsat ka sabab puchhte hain
Chaliye pahle nahin puchha tha to ab puchhte hain
Kaise KHush-taba hain is shahr-e-dil-azar ke log
Mauj-e-KHun sar se guzar jati hai tab puchhte hain
Ahl-e-duniya ka to kya zikr ki diwanon ko
Sahiban-e-dil-e-shorida bhi kab puchhte hain
KHak uDati hui raaten hon ki bhige hue din
Awwal-e-subh ke gham aaKHir-e-shab puchhte hain
Ek hum hi to nahin hain jo uThate hain sawal
Jitne hain KHak-basar shahr ke sab puchhte hain
Yahi majbur yahi mohr-ba-lab be-awaz
Puchhne par kabhi aaen to ghazab puchhte hain
Karam-e-masnad-o-mimbar ki ab arbab-e-hakam
Zulm kar chukte hain tab marzi-e-rab puchhte hain