Poet Name: Kaifi Azmi

aaj socha to aansu bhar aae muddaten ho gaiin muskurae har qadam par udhar mud ke dekha un ki mahfil

haath aa kar laga gaya koi mera chhappar utha gaya koi lag gaya ik mashin men main bhi shahr men

itna to zindagi men kisi ke khalal pade hansne se ho sukun na rone se kal pade jis tarah hans

jhuki jhuki si nazar be-qarar hai ki nahin daba daba sa sahi dil men pyaar hai ki nahin tu apne

jo vo mire na rahe main bhi kab kisi ka raha bichhad ke un se saliqa na zindagi ka raha

kahin se laut ke ham ladkhadae hain kya kya sitare zer-e-qadam raat aae hain kya kya nasheb-e-hasti se afsos ham

khar-o-khas to uthen rasta to chale main agar thak gaya qafila to chale chand suraj buzurgon ke naqsh-e-qadam khair bujhne

ki hai koi hasin khata har khata ke saath thoda sa pyaar bhi mujhe de do saza ke saath gar

kya jaane kis ki pyaas bujhane kidhar gaiin is sar pe jhuum ke jo ghataen guzar gaiin divana puchhta hai

laai phir ik laghzish-e-mastana tere shahr men phir banengi masjiden mai-khana tere shahr men aaj phir tutengi tere ghar ki