Arrogance

ham yahan khud aae hain laaya nahin koi hamein aur khuda ka ham ne apne naam par rakkha hai naam...

ya vo the khafa ham se ya ham hain khafa un se kal un ka zamana tha aaj apna zamana hai...

husn-e-be-parva ko khud-bin o khud-ara kar diya kya kiya main ne ki izhar-e-tamanna kar diya...

ye ada-e-be-niyazi tujhe bevafa mubarak magar aisi be-rukhi kya ki salam tak na pahunche...

kis dhiTai se vo dil chhin ke kahte hain ameer vo mira ghar hai rahe jis mein mohabbat meri...

kyun na afii chale har ek jagah makDa kar na paDa us ko tiri zulf-e-siyah-faam se kaam...

rakhna hai kahin paanv to rakkho ho kahin paanv chalna zara aaya hai to itrae chalo ho...

khud ko bikharte dekhte hain kuchh kar nahin paate hain phir bhi log khudaon jaisi baaten karte hain...

zara sa qatra kahin aaj agar ubharta hai samundaron hi ke lahje mein baat karta hai...

Tum pe kya khaak asar hoga mire sheron ka Tum ko to meer-taqi-'meer' nahin kheench saka...

kabhi khaak walon ki baatein bhi sun kabhi aasmanon se neeche utar...