ye qarz e kaj kulahii kab talak adaa hogaa
— Iftikhar Arif
Ye qarz-e-kaj-kulahee kab talak adaa hogaa
Tabaah ho to ga.e hain ab aur kya hogaa
Yahaan tak aa.ee hai biphre hue lahoo kee sadaa
Hamaare shahr men kya Kuch nahin huaa hogaa
Ghubaar-e-koocha-e-va.ada bikhartaa jaataa hai
Ab aage apne bikharne kaa silsila hogaa
Sadaa lagaa.ee to pursaan-e-haal koi na thaa
Gumaan thaa ki har ik shakhs ham-navaa hogaa
Kabhee kabhi to wo aankhen bhee sochtee hongee
BichhaD ke rang se khawabon kaa haal kya hogaa
Huaa hai yuun bhee ki ik umr apne ghar na ga.e
Ye jaante the koi raah dekhtaa hogaa
Abhee to dhund men lipTe hue hain sab manzar
Tum aaoge to ye mausam badal chukaa hogaa
Ye qarz-e-kaj-kulahi kab talak ada hoga
Tabah ho to gae hain ab aur kya hoga
Yahan tak aai hai biphre hue lahu ki sada
Hamare shahr mein kya Kuch nahin hua hoga
Ghubar-e-kucha-e-wada bikharta jata hai
Ab aage apne bikharne ka silsila hoga
Sada lagai to pursan-e-haal koi na tha
Guman tha ki har ek shaKHs ham-nawa hoga
Kabhi kabhi to wo aankhen bhi sochti hongi
BichhaD ke rang se KHwabon ka haal kya hoga
Hua hai yun bhi ki ek umr apne ghar na gae
Ye jaante the koi rah dekhta hoga
Abhi to dhund mein lipTe hue hain sab manzar
Tum aaoge to ye mausam badal chuka hoga