hu-ba-hu aap hi ki murat hai — Akbar Hameedi

kahin to harf-e-aakhir huun main 'akbar'
kisi kaa nuqta-e-aaghaaz huun main

go raahzan kaa vaar bhi kuchh kam na thaa magar
jo vaar kaargar huaa vo rahnumaa kaa thaa

kitnaa maan gumaan hai dene vaale ko
dard diyaa hai aur mudaavaa rok liyaa

raat din phir rahaa huun galiyon mein
meraa ik shakhs kho gayaa hai yahaan

jal kar giraa huun sukhe shajar se uDaa nahin
main ne vahi kiyaa jo taqaazaa vafaa kaa thaa

libaas mein hai vo tarz-e-tapaak-e-aaraaish
jo ang chaahe chhupaanaa jhalak jhalak jaae

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

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

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

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