Ye Apna Shahr Jo Hai Dasht-E-Be-Aman Hi to Hai

Poet

ye apna shahr jo hai dasht-e-be-aman hi to hai

is e’tibar se dil dard ka makan hi to hai

nahin hai pursish-e-ahval ke liye koi

bas ek majma.a-e-arvah-e-raftagan hi to hai

ye dastan-e-tamanna ajab sahi phir bhi

bhula hi dega zamana ki dastan hi to hai

ye aur baat abhi inqalab aa jaa.e

hayat varna abhi tak vabal-e-jan hi to hai

sukun ka ek bhi lamha ho kyuun muqaddar men

ye ahd-e-zist bhi daur-e-sitam-garan hi to hai

rula diya hai ghaTa ke suluk ne ‘bedi’

magar ye tishna-labi ek imtihan hi to hai