Hunar-Mandi Se Jine Ka Hunar Ab Tak Nahin Aaya

Khalid Mahmood

hunar-mandi se jiine ka hunar ab tak nahin aaya

safar karte rahe tarz-e-safar ab tak nahin aaya

ghalat hai tere ashkon men asar ab tak nahin aaya

tujhe rona ai meri chashm-e-tar ab tak nahin aaya

hazaron falsafi qabza kiye baiThe hain zehnon par

mire qaabu men ya-rab mera sar ab tak nahin aaya

paḌa rahta hai har dam ḳhauf ka saaya rag-e-jan par

koi be-ḳhauf lamha be-ḳhatar ab tak nahin aaya

hamare sar pe hai saya-fagan ummid ka suraj

hamari raah men koi shajar ab tak nahin aaya

hamen to qafiya-paima.i karna bhi nahin aata

baḌa fan hai jo aa jaata magar ab tak nahin aaya

vo kahte hain dua.en ba-asar hoti hain ‘ḳhalid’ ki

main kahta huun koi zer-e-asar ab tak nahin aaya