aarzu thi khinchte ham bhi koi aks-e-hayaat — Ajmal Ajmali

kitni tavil kyuun na ho baatil ki zindagi
har raat kaa hai subh muqaddar na bhulnaa

maan ne likhaa hai khat mein jahaan jaao khush raho
mujh ko bhale na yaad karo ghar na bhulnaa

hazaar manzil-e-gham se guzar chuke lekin
abhi junun-e-mohabbat ki ibtidaa bhi nahin

jab bhi miltaa huun vahi chehra liye
bad-duaa detaa hai aaina mujhe

taar-e-nazar bhi gham ki tamaazat se khushk hai
vo pyaas hai mile to samundar sameT luun

vaqt-e-safar qarib hai bistar sameT luun
bikhraa huaa hayaat kaa daftar sameT luun

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

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

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

zindagi ai zindagi!! aa do ghaDi mil kar rahein
tujh se meraa umr-bhar kaa to koi jhagDaa na thaa