kanaar e aab khadaa khud se kah raha hai koi
— Shakeb Jalali
Kanaar-e-aab khaDaa khud se kah raha hai koi
Gumaan guzartaa hai ye shakhs doosraa hai koi
Havaa ne toD ke patta zameen pe phenkaa hai
Ki shab kee jhiil men patthar giraa diyaa hai koi
BaTaa sake hain paDosee kisee kaa dard kabhi
Yahee bahut hai ki chehre se aashnaa hai koi
Darakht-e-raah bataa.en hilaa hilaa kar haath
Ki qaafile se musaafir bichhaD gaya hai koi
ChhuDaa ke haath bahut duur bah gaya hai chaand
Kisee ke saath samundar men Doobtaa hai koi
Ye aasmaan se TuuTaa huaa sitaara hai
Ki dasht-e-shab men bhaTaktee huee sadaa hai koi
Makaan aur nahin hai badal gaya hai makeen
Ufuq vahee hai magar chaand doosraa hai koi
Faseel-e-jism pe taaza lahoo ke chheenTe hain
Hudood-e-vaqt se aage nikal gaya hai koi
'shakeb' diip se lahraa rahe hain palkon par
Dayaar-e-chashm men kya aaj rat-jagaa hai koi
Kanar-e-ab khaDa KHud se kah raha hai koi
Guman guzarta hai ye shaKHs dusra hai koi
Hawa ne toD ke patta zamin pe phenka hai
Ki shab ki jhil mein patthar gira diya hai koi
BaTa sake hain paDosi kisi ka dard kabhi
Yahi bahut hai ki chehre se aashna hai koi
DaraKHt-e-rah bataen hila hila kar hath
Ki qafile se musafir bichhaD gaya hai koi
ChhuDa ke hath bahut dur bah gaya hai chand
Kisi ke sath samundar mein Dubta hai koi
Ye aasman se TuTa hua sitara hai
Ki dasht-e-shab mein bhaTakti hui sada hai koi
Makan aur nahin hai badal gaya hai makin
Ufuq wahi hai magar chand dusra hai koi
Fasil-e-jism pe taza lahu ke chhinTe hain
Hudud-e-waqt se aage nikal gaya hai koi
'shakeb' dip se lahra rahe hain palkon par
Dayar-e-chashm mein kya aaj rat-jaga hai koi