Tik ke baiThe kahan bezar-tabiat hum se
chhin hi le na koi aa ke ye neamat hum se
bar-sar-e-am ye kahte hain ki hum jhuTe hain
is bhare shahar mein zinda hai sadaqat hum se
hum jo mazlum hain ek tarah se zalim hain hum
har sitamgar ke bazu mein hai taqat hum se
dekh pae na to aankhen hi bujha lin hum ne
aur kya chahta hai lafz-e-sharafat hum se
har ghaDi sar ko hatheli pe sajae rakhna
garmi-e-raunaq-e-bazar halakat hum se
yani qatil ke liye rahm ka jazba mafqud
is se baDh kar nahin ho sakti adawat hum se
hum zamin-zad falak-zad nahin hain phir bhi
fan ki mearaj pe hai lafz ki hurmat hum se
Ghazal
Tik ke baiThe kahan bezar-tabiat humse
Shafiq Saleemi