kaun jiine ke liye martaa rahe — Akhtar Saeed Khan

kis ko fursat thi ki 'akhtar' dekhtaa meri taraf
main jahaan jis bazm mein jab tak rahaa tanhaa rahaa

band rakkhoge dariche dil ke yaaro kab talak
koi dastak de rahaa hai uTh ke dekho to sahi

charaagh le ke use DhunDne chalaa huun main
jo aaftaab ki maanind ik ujaalaa hai

bahut qarib rahi hai ye zindagi ham se
bahut aziiz sahi e'tibaar kuchh bhi nahin

kisi ke tum ho kisi kaa khudaa hai duniyaa mein
mire nasib mein tum bhi nahin khudaa bhi nahin

tu kahaani hi ke parde mein bhali lagti hai
zindagi teri haqiqat nahin dekhi jaati