murjhaa ke kaalii jhiil men girte hue bhi dekh
— Shakeb Jalali
Murjhaa ke kaalee jhiil men girte hue bhee dekh
Sooraj hoon meraa rang magar din-Dhale bhee dekh
Kaaghaz kee katranon ko bhee kahte hain log phuul
Rangon kaa aitbaar hee kya soongh ke bhee dekh
Har chand raakh ho ke bikharnaa hai raah men
Jalte hue paron se uDaa hoon mujhe bhee dekh
Dushman hai raat phir bhee hai din se milee huee
Sub.hon ke darmiyaan hain jo faasle bhee dekh
'aalam men jis kee dhuum thee us shaahkaar par
Deemak ne jo likhe kabhi wo tabsire bhee dekh
Too ne kahaa na tha ki main kashtee pe bojh hoon
Aankhon ko ab na Dhaanp mujhe Doobte bhee dekh
Us kee shikast ho na kaheen teree bhee shikast
Ye aa.ina jo Toot gaya hai ise bhee dekh
Too hee barahna-paa nahin is jaltee ret par
Talvon men jo havaa ke hain wo aable bhee dekh
Bichhtee thiin jis kee raah men phoolon kee chaadaren
Ab us kee khaak ghaas ke pairon-tale bhee dekh
Kyaa shaakh-e-baa-samar hai jo taktaa hai farsh ko
Nazren uThaa 'shakeb' kabhi saamne bhee dekh
Murjha ke kali jhil mein girte hue bhi dekh
Suraj hun mera rang magar din-Dhale bhi dekh
Kaghaz ki katranon ko bhi kahte hain log phul
Rangon ka e'tibar hi kya sungh ke bhi dekh
Har chand rakh ho ke bikharna hai rah mein
Jalte hue paron se uDa hun mujhe bhi dekh
Dushman hai raat phir bhi hai din se mili hui
Subhon ke darmiyan hain jo fasle bhi dekh
'alam mein jis ki dhum thi us shahkar par
Dimak ne jo likhe kabhi wo tabsire bhi dekh
Tu ne kaha na tha ki main kashti pe bojh hun
Aankhon ko ab na Dhanp mujhe Dubte bhi dekh
Us ki shikast ho na kahin teri bhi shikast
Ye aaina jo TuT gaya hai ise bhi dekh
Tu hi barahna-pa nahin is jalti ret par
Talwon mein jo hawa ke hain wo aable bhi dekh
Bichhti thin jis ki rah mein phulon ki chadaren
Ab us ki KHak ghas ke pairon-tale bhi dekh
Kya shaKH-e-ba-samar hai jo takta hai farsh ko
Nazren uTha 'shakeb' kabhi samne bhi dekh