main qatl to ho gaya tumhaaree galee mein lekin
mire lahoo se tumhaaree deevaar gal rahee hai
theen sajee hasaraten dukaanon par
zindagee ke ajeeb mele the
hai paash paash magar phir bhee muskuraata hai
vo chehara jaise ho toote hue khilaune ka
khoon se seenchee hai main ne jo zameen mar mar ke
vo zameen ek sitam-gar ne kaha us kee hai
main bhool jaoon tumhen ab yahee munaasib hai
magar bhulaana bhee chaahoon to kis tarah bhooloon
pur-sukoon lagatee hai kitanee jheel ke paanee pe bat
pairon kee be-taabiyaan paanee ke andar dekhie
kal jahaan deevaar thee hai aaj ik dar dekhie
kya samaee thee bhala deevaane ke sar dekhie
Famous sher of Javed Akhtar