zindagi chhin le bakhshi hui daulat apni — Akhtar Saeed Khan

kaun jiine ke liye martaa rahe
lo sambhaalo apni duniyaa ham chale

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

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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

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

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

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

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein