bahut aziiz thi ye zindagi magar ham log — Abbas Rizvi

kyaa karun khilat o dastaar ki khvaahish ki mujhe
ziist karne kaa saliqa bhi ziyaan se aayaa

vo habs thaa ki tarasti thi saans lene ko
so ruuh taaza hui jism se nikalte hi

talab karein to ye aankhein bhi in ko de duun main
magar ye log in aankhon ke khvaab maangte hain

ajiib turfa-tamaashaa hai mere ahd ke log
savaal karne se pahle javaab maangte hain

khauf aisaa hai ki duniyaa ke sataae hue log
kabhi mimbar kabhi mehraab se Dar jaate hain

tamaam umr ki be-taabiyon kaa haasil thaa
vo ek lamha jo sadiyon ke pesh-o-pas mein rahaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai muskuraane ki