yuun to ye anfus o aafaaq hain mazhar mere
— Tabish Dehlvi
Yuun to ye anfus-o-aafaaq hain maz.har mere
Ek duniyaa abhee aabaad hai andar mere
Daa.era-vaar naheen ek hee markaz ko muheet
Main vo parkaar badalte rahe mehvar mere
Kitne dukh hain jo rahe tishna-e-iz.haar ab tak
Kooza-e-harf se simTe na samundar mere
Apne qaamat kaa bhee andaaza ho kuchh to mujh ko
Lekin aataa hee naheen koee baraabar mere
Jin mahaazon pe qavee paayaa na dushman apnaa
Un mahaazon se palaT aa.e hain lashkar mere
Har qadam par miree pahchaan badal jaatee hai
Jitne rishte hain mire utne hee paikar mere
Aasmaan-geer hai is habs men meree parvaaz
In fazaaon men tavaanaa to hain shahpar mere
Mushtarak jazba-e-iz.haar ho phir kyon na kahoon
Sab sukhan mere hain aur saare sukhanvar mere
Mere inkaar kee tauheen na kiije 'taabish'
Aap aanken na khazaf-rezon se gauhar mere