kitne asnam na-tarashida 
pattharon hi mein kasmasate hain 
kitne hi na-shagufta lala-o-gul 
zehn-e-bulbul ko gudgudate hain 
kitne hi jalwa-ha-e-nadida 
abhi parde mein muskuraate hain 
na-saraida kitne hi naghme 
dil ke taron se lipTe jate hain 
kis ne chheDa hai saz-e-mustaqbil 
aaj lamhat gungunate hain 
kis ne chheDa hai saz-e-mustaqbil 
aaj lamhat gungunate hain
        Nazm
Saz-e-mustaqbil
Parvez Shahidi

