Tum Se Do Harf Ka Khat Bhi Nahin Likkha Jaata

Tum se do harf ka khat bhi nahin likkha jaata,
Jao ab yoon bhi ta'alluq nahin toda jaata..

Dil ka ahwaal na poochho ke bahut roz hue,
Is kharaabe ki taraf main nahin aata jaata..

Tishnagi ne kabhi dariyaon se milne na diya,
Hum jidhar jaate usi raah mein sahra jaata..

Zindagi! rahne bhi de soch ki had hoti hai, 
Itna socha hai ke sadiyon mein na socha jaata..

Us ko andaaz-e-taghaful bhi na aaya ab tak,
Bhoolne hi ko sahi yaad to rakkha jaata..

Haye wo daur ke aansu bhi na the aankhon mein,
Aur chehra tha ke be-roye bhi bheega jaata..

Bhoolta hi nahin wo marhala-e-raaz-o-niyaaz,
Hum manate to koi aur bhi roothha jaata..

Pas-e-deewar ka manzar bhi gaya apne saath,
Sahn-e-veeraa'n se patthar kahaan phenka jaata..

Shaam hote hi koi shama jala rakhni thi,
Jab dareeche se hawa aati to dekha jaata..

Raushni apne gharondon mein chhupi thi warna,
Shahr ke shahr pe shab-khoon na maara jaata..

Itne aansu meri aankhon mein kahaan the 'Qaisar',
Umr bhar dal ke janaze pe jo roya jaata.!!

"Qaisar-ul-jafri"
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Shab-khoon = ambush at night,