Aalam Jiwan Khel-Tamasha Danai Nadani Hai

Alam Khursheed

‘alam’ jivan khel-tamasha dana.i nadani hai

tab tak zinda rahte hain ham jab tak ik hairani hai

aag hava aur miTTi paani mil kar kaise rahte hain

dekh ke ḳhud ko hairan huun main jaise ḳhvab kahani hai

avazon ka jangal bhi hai sannaTon ka sahra bhi

ek taraf abadi mujh men ek taraf virani hai

is manzar ko aḳhir kyuun main pahron takta rahta huun

uupar sakit chaTTanen hain tah men bahta paani hai

mere bachcho is ḳhitte men pyaar ki ganga bahti thi

dekho is tasvir ko dekho ye tasvir purani hai

‘alam’ mujh ko bimari hai niind men chalte rahne ki

raton men bhi kab rukta hai mujh men jo sailani hai