Poet Name: Ahmad Mahfuz

raqs-e-sharar kya ab ke vahshat-nak hua jalte jalte sab kuchh jal kar khaak hua sab ko apni apni padi thi

sar-ba-sar paikar-e-iz.har men laata hai mujhe aur phir khud hi tah-e-khak chhupata hai mujhe kab se sunta huun vahi ek

savad-e-sham na rang-e-sahar ko dekhte hain bas ik sitara-e-vahshat-asar ko dekhte hain kisi ke aane ki jis se khabar bhi

udhar se aae to phir laut kar nahin gae ham pukarti rahi duniya magar nahin gae ham agarche khaak hamari

kisi ka aks-e-badan tha na vo sharara tha to main ne khema-e-shab se kise pukara tha kahan kisi ko thi

aaya hi nahin koi bojh apna uthane ko kab tak main chhupa rakhta is khvab-khazane ko dekha nahin rukh karte

log kahte the vo mausam hi nahin aane ka ab ke dekha to naya rang hai virane ka banne lagti

nahin asman tiri chaal men nahin aunga main palat ke ab kisi haal men nahin aunga miri ibtida miri intiha

kisi se kya kahen sunen agar ghubar ho gae hamin hava ki zad men the hamin shikar ho gae siyah

badan-sarab na dariya-e-jan se milta hai to phir ye khvab-kinara kahan se milta hai ye dhuup chhanv salamat rahe ki