vahshat ke saath dasht mirii jaan chaahiye
— Irfan Siddiqi
Vahshat ke saath dasht miree jaan chaahiye
Is aish ke liye sar-o-saamaan chaahiye
Kuch ishq ke nisaab men kamzor ham bhee hain
Kuch parcha-e-savaal bhee aasaan chaahiye
Tujh ko supurdagee men simaTnaa bhee hai zaroor
Sachchaa hai kaarobaar to nuqsaan chaahiye
Ab tak kis intizaar men baiThe hue hain log
Ummeed ke liye koi imkaan chaahiye
Hogaa yahaan na dast-o-garebaan kaa faisla
Is ke liye to hashr kaa maidaan chaahiye
Aakhir hai aitbaar-e-tamaashaa bhee koi chiiz
Insaan thoDee der ko hairaan chaahiye
Jaaree hain paa-e-shauq kee eezaa-rasaaneeyaan
Ab kuch nahin to sair-e-bayaabaan chaahiye
Sab shaa.iraan khareeda-e-darbaar ho ga.e
Ye vaaqi.a to daakhil-e-deevaan chaahiye
Mulk-e-sukhan men yuun nahin aane kaa inqalaab
Do-chaar baar nuun kaa elaan chaahiye
Apna bhee muddaton se hai ruq.a lagaa huaa
Bilqees-e-shaa.iree ko sulaimaan chaahiye