Altaf Hussain Hali
ghar hai vahshat-ḳhez aur basti ujaaḌ
ho ga.i ek ik ghaḌi tujh bin pahaḌ
aaj tak qasr-e-amal hai na-tamam
bandh chuki hai bar-ha khul khul ke paaḌ
hai pahunchna apna choTi tak muhal
ai talab nikla bahut uncha pahaḌ
khelna aata hai ham ko bhi shikar
par nahin zahid koi TaTTi ki aaḌ
dil nahin raushan to hain kis kaam ke
sau shabistan men agar raushan hain jhaaḌ
iid aur nauroz hai sab dil ke saath
dil nahin hazir to duniya hai ujaaḌ
khet raste par hai aur rah-rau savar
kisht hai sarsabz aur nichi hai baaḌ
baat vaa.iz ki koi pakḌi ga.i
in dinon kam-tar hai kuchh ham par lataḌ
tum ne ‘hali’ khol kar nahaq zaban
kar liya saari ḳhuda.i se bigaḌ
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