shaair e khush navaa vahii kaar e Dunya
— Saleem Kausar
Vahee kaar-e-Dunya
Vahee kaar-e-Dunya ke apne jhamele
Vahee dil kee haalat
Vahee khvaahishon aarzooon ke mele
Vahee zindagee se bharee bhiiD men chalne vaale sabhee log
Apnee jagah par akele
Ka.ee gard-aalood manzar nigaahon kee dahleez par jam ga.e hain
Mujhe yuun lagaa jaise chalte hue vaqt ke qaafile tham ga.e hain
Zaraa seeDhiyon se udhar main ne dekhaa
Vahee shahr hai aur vahee shahr kee be-karaamat fazaa hai
Vahee khalq hai aur vahee khalq ke bhuul jaane kee apnee adaa hai
Vahee raaste hain vahee be-suhoolat safar kee sazaa hai
Vahee saans lene ko jiine ko be-mehr aab-o-havaa hai
Vahee zindagee hai vahee us ke chaaron taraf be-tahaffuz ridaa hai
Vahee seeDhiyon se udhar raahdaaree ke baa.en taraf khaalee kamra
Tiree guftugoo se bharaa khaalee kamra
Tire qahqahon ke samundar men Duubaa huaa aansuon kaa jazeera
Jazeere men uDtaa huaa ik parinda
MunDeron dareechon darakhton kee tanhaa.iyon kaa mudaavaa parinda
Tiree chaahaton aur wafa-daariyon ke ufuq par sitaara-numaa ik parinda
Tire giit gaataa
Tamannaaon kee baarishon men nahaataa
Kisee taaza imkaan ko jagmagaataa
Kaheen duur phailee huee kahkashaaon men gum ho gaya hai
Zaraa seeDhiyon se udhar main ne dekhaa
Ka.ee likhne vaale
Khushaamad kaa kaasa liye apne gheebat-kade men khaDe hain
Siyaasee vaDere
Musaavaat kaa naam le kar hamesha ghareeb aadmee kee anaa se laDe hain
Ka.ee ahl-e-daanish
Jo mazloom kee aah-o-zaaree pe dikhte the
Zaalim ke dar par paDe hain
Yahaan koi chhoTaa nahin hai
Sab ik doosre se baDe hain
Tiree shaa.iree kaa khameer apne jazbon kee sachchaa.iyon se uThaa thaa
Too apne usoolon ke aatish-fishaan par khaDaa
Zindagee kee riyaa-kaariyon se nabard-aazmaa thaa
Too apne ravayyon kee sab haalaton men
Mohabbat se likkhee huee ik duaa thaa
Too ahl-e-wafa kaa zameer aashnaa thaa
Abhee seeDhiyaan chaDhte chaDhte main ruk saa gaya hoon
Vahaan kaun hai
Kaun hai ab jo dastak kee pahlee kiran kee hikaayat sunegaa
Na.e ratjagon kee masaafat men uljhe hue aane vaale dinon kee
Rivaayat sunegaa
Charaaghon kee awaaz men
Aa.inon kee tilaavat sunegaa
Mire shaa.ir-e-khush-navaa
Too ki dushman bhee achchhaa thaa
Aur dostee men bhee teraa yahaan koi saanee nahin hai
Jise ahl-e-dil bhuul jaa.enge
Too wo kahaanee nahin hai
Wahi kar-e-duniya
Wahi kar-e-duniya ke apne jhamele
Wahi dil ki haalat
Wahi KHwahishon aarzuon ke mele
Wahi zindagi se bhari bhiD mein chalne wale sabhi log
Apni jagah par akele
Kai gard-alud manzar nigahon ki dahliz par jam gae hain
Mujhe yun laga jaise chalte hue waqt ke qafile tham gae hain
Zara siDhiyon se udhar main ne dekha
Wahi shahr hai aur wahi shahr ki be-karamat faza hai
Wahi KHalq hai aur wahi KHalq ke bhul jaane ki apni ada hai
Wahi raste hain wahi be-suhulat safar ki saza hai
Wahi sans lene ko jine ko be-mehr aab-o-hawa hai
Wahi zindagi hai wahi us ke chaaron taraf be-tahaffuz rida hai
Wahi siDhiyon se udhar rahdari ke baen taraf KHali kamra
Teri guftugu se bhara KHali kamra
Tere qahqahon ke samundar mein Duba hua aansuon ka jazira
Jazire mein uDta hua ek parinda
MunDeron darichon daraKHton ki tanhaiyon ka mudawa parinda
Teri chahaton aur wafa-dariyon ke ufuq par sitara-numa ek parinda
Tere git gata
Tamannaon ki barishon mein nahata
Kisi taza imkan ko jagmagata
Kahin dur phaili hui kahkashaon mein gum ho gaya hai
Zara siDhiyon se udhar main ne dekha
Kai likhne wale
KHushamad ka kasa liye apne ghibat-kade mein khaDe hain
Siyasi waDere
Musawat ka nam le kar hamesha gharib aadmi ki ana se laDe hain
Kai ahl-e-danish
Jo mazlum ki aah-o-zari pe dikhte the
Zalim ke dar par paDe hain
Yahan koi chhoTa nahin hai
Sab ek dusre se baDe hain
Teri shairi ka KHamir apne jazbon ki sachchaiyon se uTha tha
Tu apne usulon ke aatish-fishan par khaDa
Zindagi ki riya-kariyon se nabard-azma tha
Tu apne rawayyon ki sab haalaton mein
Mohabbat se likkhi hui ek dua tha
Tu ahl-e-wafa ka zamir aashna tha
Abhi siDhiyan chaDhte chaDhte main ruk sa gaya hun
Wahan kaun hai
Kaun hai ab jo dastak ki pahli kiran ki hikayat sunega
Nae ratjagon ki masafat mein uljhe hue aane wale dinon ki
Riwayat sunega
Charaghon ki aawaz mein
Aainon ki tilawat sunega
Mere shair-e-KHush-nawa
Tu ki dushman bhi achchha tha
Aur dosti mein bhi tera yahan koi sani nahin hai
Jise ahl-e-dil bhul jaenge
Tu wo kahani nahin hai