Kho Gae Yun Kar-KHane Ya Kisi Daftar Mein Hum

Mahir Abdul Hayee

kho ga.e yuun kar-ḳhane ya kisi daftar men ham

chhuTTiyon men ajnabi lagte hain apne ghar men ham

fasle se dekhne vaala hamen samjhega kya

pyaas ka sahra hain dariyaon ke pas-manzar men ham

raat ko sone se pahle kya karen us ka hisab

kitne sayon ka ta.aqub kar sake din-bhar men ham

bas hamin ham hain jahan tak kaam karti hai nigah

ek zarra hain magar phaile hain bahr-o-bar men ham

muḳhtalif ḳhakon men chhinTon ki tarah taqsim hain

kya ubhar kar samne aa.en kisi manzar men ham

dusri janib andhera hai to kis ummid par

jagti ankhon ko rakh aa.e shigaf-e-dar men ham

hai ye majburi ki aanch aati hai charon samt se

varna socha tha jiyenge mom ke paikar men ham

haath jis shai ki taraf lapke vo gha.eb ho ga.i

phans ga.e ‘mahir’ ye kis aaseb ke chakkar men ham