niind ko log maut kahte hain — Ahsan Yusuf Zai

barsaat tham chuki hai magar har shajar ke paas
itnaa to hai ki aap kaa daaman bhigo sake

luTeron ke liye soti hain aankhein
magar ham apne andar jaagte hain

kaaghaz ki naav huun jise tinkaa Dubo sake
yuun bhi nahin ki aap se ye bhi na ho sake

roz o shab bech diye hain main ne
is bulandi se giraataa kyaa hai

hamaari saansein mili hain gin ke
na jaane kitne baje hain din ke

sab ke aangan jhaankne vaale ham se hi kyuun bair tujhe
kab tak teraa rasta dekhein saari raat ke jaage ham

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

nashsha thaa zindagi kaa sharaabon se tez-tar
ham gir paDe to maut uThaa le gai hamein

marnaa bhi nahin hai apne bas mein
jiinaa bhi azaab ho gayaa hai

vo kaun hain jinhein tauba ki mil gai fursat
hamein gunaah bhi karne ko zindagi kam hai