jaltaa nahin aur jal raha hoon
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Jaltaa nahin aur jal raha hoon
Kis aag men main pighal raha hoon
Maflooj hain haath paanv mere
Phir zehn men kyuun ye chal raha hoon
Ik buund nahin lahoo kee baaqee
Kis baat pe main machal raha hoon
Tum jhuuT ye kah rahe ho mujh se
Main bhee kabhi be-badal raha hoon
Kyuun mujh se hue gunaah sarzad
Kahne ko to be-'amal raha hoon
Raa.ee kaa banaa ke ek parbat
Ab us pe yoonhee phisal raha hoon
Kis haath se haath main milaa.oon
Ab apne hee haath mal raha hoon
Kyuun aa.eena baar baar dekhoon
Main aaj nahin jo kal raha hoon
Ab kaun saa dar raha hai baaqee
Is dar se main kyuun nikal raha hoon
Qadmon ke tale to Kuch nahin hai
Kis chiiz ko main kuchal raha hoon
Ab koi nahin raha sahaaraa
Main aaj phir se sanbhal raha hoon
Main kyuun karoon aasmaan kee khwaish
Ab tak to zameen pe chal raha hoon
Ye barf haTaao mere sar se
Main aaj Kuch aur jal raha hoon
Mujh ko na pilaao koi paanee
Pyaason ke main saath chal raha hoon
Khaane kee nahin rahee talab Kuch
Ab bhuuk ke bal pe pal raha hoon