tum ne sach bolne ki jurat ki
— Saleem Kausar
Tum ne sach bolne kee jur.at kee
Ye bhee tauheen hai adaalat kee
Manzilen raaston kee dhuul huiin
Poochhte kya ho tum masaafat kee
Apnaa zaad-e-safar bhee chhoD ga.e
Jaane vaalon ne kitnee ujlat kee
Main jahaan qatl ho raha hoon vahaan
Mere ajdaad ne hukoomat kee
Pahle mujh se judaa huaa aur phir
Aks ne aa.eene se hijrat kee
Meree aankhon pe us ne haath rakhaa
Aur ik khvaab kee mahoorat kee
Itnaa mushkil nahin tujhe paanaa
Ik ghaDee chaahiye hai fursat kee
Ham ne to khud se intiqaam liyaa
Tum ne kya soch kar mohabbat kee
Kaun kis ke liye tabaah huaa
Kyaa zaroorat hai is vazaahat kee
Ishq jis se na ho sakaa us ne
Shaa.eree men ajab siyaasat kee
Yaad aa.ee to hai shanaakht magar
Intihaa ho ga.ee hai ghaflat kee
Ham vahaan pahle rah chuke hain 'saleem'
Tum ne jis dil men ab sukoonat kee
Tum ne sach bolne ki jurat ki
Ye bhi tauhin hai adalat ki
Manzilen raston ki dhul huin
Puchhte kya ho tum masafat ki
Apna zad-e-safar bhi chhoD gae
Jaane walon ne kitni ujlat ki
Main jahan qatl ho raha hun wahan
Mere ajdad ne hukumat ki
Pahle mujh se juda hua aur phir
Aks ne aaine se hijrat ki
Meri aankhon pe us ne hath rakha
Aur ek KHwab ki mahurat ki
Itna mushkil nahin tujhe pana
Ek ghaDi chahiye hai fursat ki
Hum ne to KHud se intiqam liya
Tum ne kya soch kar mohabbat ki
Kaun kis ke liye tabah hua
Kya zarurat hai is wazahat ki
Ishq jis se na ho saka us ne
Shaeri mein ajab siyasat ki
Yaad aai to hai shanaKHt magar
Intiha ho gai hai ghaflat ki
Hum wahan pahle rah chuke hain 'salim'
Tum ne jis dil mein ab sukunat ki