charaagh-e-zindagi hogaa farozaan ham nahin honge — Abdul Majeed Salik

hamaare Dubne ke baad ubhreinge nae taare
jabin-e-dahr par chhaTkegi afshaan ham nahin honge

tujhe kuchh ishq o ulfat ke sivaa bhi yaad hai ai dil
sunaae jaa rahaa hai ek hi afsaana barson se

jo unhein vafaa ki sujhi to na ziist ne vafaa ki
abhi aa ke vo na baiThe ki ham uTh gae jahaan se

ishq hai be-gudaaz kyuun husn hai be-niyaaz kyuun
meri vafaa kahaan gai un ki jafaa ko kyaa huaa

haal-e-dil sun ke vo aazurda hain shaayad un ko
is hikaayat pe shikaayat kaa gumaan guzraa hai

ab nahin jannat mashaam-e-kucha-e-yaar ki shamim
nikhat-e-zulf kyaa hui baad-e-sabaa ko kyaa huaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

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

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

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi