haq fath yaab mere khuda kyuun nahin huaa
— Irfan Siddiqi
Haq fat.h-yaab mere khuda kyuun nahin huaa
Too ne kahaa thaa teraa kahaa kyuun nahin huaa
Jab hashr isee zameen pe uThaa.e ga.e to phir
Barpaa yaheen pe roz-e-jazaa kyuun nahin huaa
Wo sham.a bujh ga.ee thee to kohraam thaa tamaam
Dil bujh ga.e to shor-e-azaa kyuun nahin huaa
Vaamaandgaan pe tang huee kyuun tiree zameen
Darvaaza aasmaan kaa vaa kyuun nahin huaa
Wo sho.ala-saaz bhee isee bastee ke log the
Un kee galee men raqs-e-havaa kyuun nahin huaa
Aakhir isee kharaabe men zinda hain aur sab
Yuun khaak koi mere sivaa kyuun nahin huaa
Kya jazb-e-ishq mujh se ziyaada thaa ghair men
Us kaa habeeb us se judaa kyuun nahin huaa
Jab wo bhee the guloo-e-bureeda se naala-zan
Phir kushtagaan kaa harf rasaa kyuun nahin huaa
Kartaa raha main tere liye doston se jang
Too mere dushmanon se khafaa kyuun nahin huaa
Jo Kuch huaa wo kaise huaa jaantaa hoon main
Jo Kuch nahin huaa wo bataa kyuun nahin huaa