nikal to aae is ujDe hue makan se hum
tamam shab rahe mahrum saeban se hum
hum apne waqt ke baala buland suraj the
ghurub ho gae kis tarah darmiyan se hum
zara bhi jis mein nasihat ho kuchh hidayat ho
nikal dete hain wo baat apne kan se hum
dil o dimagh nahin lafz hi karishma hai
to kya ajab ki hue qatl is zaban se hum
visal-e-yar se achchha to hijr hi hai ki ab
sukun se rahte hain wo bhi aur apni shan se hum
ye sar buland to ho jaega magar 'jawed'
zarur jaenge ek roz apni jaan se hum
Ghazal
Nikal to aae is ujDe hue makan se hum
Khawaja Javed Akhtar