mere Khudaa mujhe itnaa to mo’atbar kar de
maiN jis makaan meN rahtaa huuN use ghar kar de
ye roshnii ke ta’aqqub meN bhaagtaa hu’aa din
jo thak gayaa hai to ab is ko muKhtasar kar de
maiN zindagii kii du’aa maangne lagaa huuN bahut
jo ho sake to duaaoN ko be-asar kar de
sitaaraa-e-sahrii Duubne ko aayaa hai
zaraa ko’ii mere suuraj ko baa-Khabar kar de
qabiila-vaar kamaaneN kaRakne vaalii haiN
mere lahuuu kii gavaahii mujhe niDar kar de
maiN apne Khvaab se kaT kar jiyuuN to mere Khudaa
ujaaR de merii miTTii ko dar-ba-dar kar de
merii zamiin meraa aaKhrii havaalaa hai
so maiN rahuuN na rahuuN is ko baa-ravar kar de
Iftikhar Arif