din saleeqe se uga raat thikaane se rahee
dostee apanee bhee kuchh roz zamaane se rahee
sooraj ko chonch mein lie murga khada raha
khidakee ke parde kheench die raat ho gaee
kitaaben yoon to bahut see hain mere baare mein
kabhee akele mein khud ko bhee padh liya jae
har jangal kee ek kahaanee vo hee bhent vahee qurbaanee
goongee baharee saaree bheden charavaahon kee jaageeren hain
tamaam shahar mein aisa nahin khuloos na ho
jahaan umeed ho is kee vahaan nahin milata
mire badan mein khule jangalon kee mittee hai
mujhe sanbhaal ke rakhana bikhar na jaoon mein
ginatiyon mein hee gine jaate hain har daur mein ham
har qalamakaar kee be-naam khabar ke ham hain
charaag jalate hee beenaee bujhane lagatee hai
khud apane ghar mein hee ghar ka nishaan nahin milata
ghee misree bhee bhej kabhee akhabaaron mein
kaee dinon se chaay hai kadavee ya allaah
sher of Nida Fazli