ab shahr ki aur dasht ki hai ek kahani
ab shahr kī aur dasht kī hai ek kahānī
har shaḳhs hai pyāsā ki mayassar nahīñ paanī
maiñ toḌ bhī saktā huuñ rivāyāt kī zanjīr
maiñ dahr ke har ek tamaddun kā huuñ baanī
maiñ ne tirī tasvīr ko kyā rañg diye haiñ
andāz badal detā hai lafzoñ ke ma.ānī
ab bhī hai havāoñ meñ ga.e vaqt kī āvāz
mahfūz hai sīnoñ meñ har ik yaad purānī
maiñ sab se alāhada huuñ magar mujh meñ hai sab kuchh
Thahrā huā sahrā ho ki dariyā kī ravānī
ik umr se in āñkhoñ ne bādal nahīñ dekhe
dekhī na sunī thī kabhī aisī bhī girānī
ab shahr ki aur dasht ki hai ek kahani
har shaKHs hai pyasa ki mayassar nahin pani
main toD bhi sakta hun riwayat ki zanjir
main dahr ke har ek tamaddun ka hun bani
main ne teri taswir ko kya rang diye hain
andaz badal deta hai lafzon ke maani
ab bhi hai hawaon mein gae waqt ki aawaz
mahfuz hai sinon mein har ek yaad purani
main sab se alahada hun magar mujh mein hai sab kuchh
Thahra hua sahra ho ki dariya ki rawani
ek umr se in aankhon ne baadal nahin dekhe
dekhi na suni thi kabhi aisi bhi girani
- Book : Subh-e-safar (Pg. 31)
- Author : Saleem Shahid
- Publication : Ham asr, Lahore (1971)
- Edition : 1971
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