vaqt munsif hai tumhen khabar hai kahaa thaa tum ne
— Saleem Kausar
Tumhen khabar hai kahaa thaa tum ne
Main lafz sochoon main lafz boloon main lafz likkhoon
Main lafz likhne pe zindagee ke aziiz lamhon ko nazr kar duun
Main lafz likkhoon
Aur un kee aankhon men munjamid ratjagon ko apne lahoo kee taaza haraaraten de ke
Jagmagaa duun
To main baDaa hoon
Tumhen khabar hai
Miree ragon men baDe qabeele ke shaahzaade kaa Khoon zinda ravaan-davaan hai
Jise mohabbat ke dushmanon be-zameer logon ne
Pyaar karne ke jurm men qatl kar diyaa thaa
Yahee nahin balki khud ko munsif banaa liyaa thaa
Kisee ne bhee khoon-bahaa na maangaa
Ki shahr-e-mehnat ke sab buzurgon ne darguzar kaa sabaq diyaa thaa
Magar wo main thaa ki lafz likkhe
Tumhen khabar hai
Ki meree booDhee aziim maan ne javaan beTon ko haadson ke
Supurd kar ke duaa.en maangeen
Khudaa-e-bartar mire lahoo ko amar banaa de
Duaa.en maangen to un ke chehre pe guzre mausam ke saare dukh
SilvaTon kee soorat ubhar ga.e hain
Magar wo maflooj ho ga.ee hai
Yaqeen jaano ki main ne aise azaab lamhon men lafz likkhe
Tumhen khabar hai
BaDee havelee ke rehne vaale tamaam logon ko chhoD kar main ne lafz likkhe
Tumhen khabar hai
Main lahlahaate haseen kheton ko chhoD shahr kee be-amaan
Faseelon men aagyaa hoon
Aur apne saa.e kee khoj men hoon
Kaheen mile to main lafz likkhoon
Naheen mile to main lafz likkhoon
Tumhen khabar hai kahaa thaa tum ne
Ki vaqt munsif hai
Aur wo faisla karegaa
Tumhein KHabar hai kaha tha tum ne
Main lafz sochun main lafz bolun main lafz likkhun
Main lafz likhne pe zindagi ke aziz lamhon ko nazr kar dun
Main lafz likkhun
Aur un ki aankhon mein munjamid ratjagon ko apne lahu ki taza hararaten de ke
Jagmaga dun
To main baDa hun
Tumhein KHabar hai
Meri ragon mein baDe qabile ke shahzade ka KHun zinda rawan-dawan hai
Jise mohabbat ke dushmanon be-zamir logon ne
Pyar karne ke jurm mein qatl kar diya tha
Yahi nahin balki KHud ko munsif bana liya tha
Kisi ne bhi KHun-baha na manga
Ki shahr-e-mehnat ke sab buzurgon ne darguzar ka sabaq diya tha
Magar wo main tha ki lafz likkhe
Tumhein KHabar hai
Ki meri buDhi azim man ne jawan beTon ko hadson ke
Supurd kar ke duaen mangin
KHuda-e-bartar mere lahu ko amar bana de
Duaen mangen to un ke chehre pe guzre mausam ke sare dukh
SilwaTon ki surat ubhar gae hain
Magar wo mafluj ho gai hai
Yaqin jaano ki main ne aise azab lamhon mein lafz likkhe
Tumhein KHabar hai
BaDi haweli ke rehne wale tamam logon ko chhoD kar main ne lafz likkhe
Tumhein KHabar hai
Main lahlahate hasin kheton ko chhoD shahr ki be-aman
Fasilon mein aagya hun
Aur apne sae ki khoj mein hun
Kahin mile to main lafz likkhun
Nahin mile to main lafz likkhun
Tumhein KHabar hai kaha tha tum ne
Ki waqt munsif hai
Aur wo faisla karega