Tum Agar Chaho Kabhi Biphra Samundar Dekhna

Murtaza Barlas

tum agar chaho kabhi biphra samundar dekhna

chaudhvin men tum miri ankhon ka manzar dekhna

jo havale se mire mahfil men pahchane ga.e

zikr par mere unhi logon ke tevar dekhna

zaḳhm gin kar kya karoge kar-e-jan-sozi hai ye

jo paḌe honge abhi raste men patthar dekhna

log kahte hain ki tum patthar ho insan to nahin

ab to majburan paḌega tum ko chhu kar dekhna

aaj tak bhi maslahat-koshi hamen aa.i nahin

hai yahi to ek ḳhami apne andar dekhna

us ko ab ham zulm samjhen ya ki gham-ḳhvari tiri

ḳhud rulana aur phir hamdard ban kar dekhna

ye na ho ki na-mukammal hi rahe manzil ka ḳhvab

tez-raftari men lag jaati hai Thokar dekhna

jab khaḌe honge ye sab fir.aun mulzim ki tarah

vo adalat jo lagegi roz-e-mahshar dekhna