abhi rail ke safar mein hain bahut nihaal donon — Aitbar Sajid

kisi ko saal-e-nau ki kyaa mubaarakbaad di jaae
calender ke badalne se muqaddar kab badaltaa hai

ab to khud apni zarurat bhi nahin hai ham ko
vo bhi din the ki kabhi teri zarurat ham the

ek hi shahr mein rahnaa hai magar milnaa nahin
dekhte hain ye aziyyat bhi gavaara kar ke

guftugu der se jaari hai natije ke baghair
ik nai baat nikal aati hai har baat ke saath

main takiye par sitaare bo rahaa huun
janam-din hai akelaa ro rahaa huun

phuul the rang the lamhon ki sabaahat ham the
aise zinda the ki jiine ki alaamat ham the

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

lailaa chali thi haj ke liye jazb-e-ishq se
naaqa machal ke najd ki manzil mein rah gayaa

ab ki jo raah-e-mohabbat mein uThaai taklif
sakht hoti hamein manzil kabhi aisi to na thi