baat chal niklegi phir iqraar ki inkaar ki — Aazim Kohli

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

dukh pe mere ro rahaa thaa jo bahut
jaate jaate kah gayaa achchhaa huaa

'aazim' teri barbaadi mein sab ne mil-jul kar kaam kiyaa
kuchh khel lakiron kaa bhi hai kuchh vaqt ki kaar-guzaari bhi

sabr ki takraar thi josh o junun-e-ishq se
zindagi bhar dil mujhe main dil ko samjhaataa rahaa

ham lakirein kured kar dekhein
rang laaegaa kyaa ye saal nayaa

mohabbat karne vaale dard mein tanhaa nahin hote
jo ruThoge kabhi mujh se to apnaa dil dukhaaoge

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

raat yuun dil mein tiri khoi hui yaad aai
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaae

ai zulm ke maato lab kholo chup rahne vaalo chup kab tak
kuchh hashr to un se uTThegaa kuchh duur to naale jaaeinge

chup kahin aur liye phirti thi baatein kahin aur
din kahin aur guzarte the to raatein kahin aur

dafnaa diyaa thaa jin ko gunje hain har taraf ab
meri khamoshiyon ko aavaaz mil gai hai

kyuun sharik-e-gham banaate ho kisi ko ai 'qatil'
apni suuli apne kaandhe par uThaao chup raho