karnaa hai aap ko jo nae raaston ki khoj — Anis Dehlavi

chhin liin khushiyaan miri aankhon se meri niind bhi
zindagi tu ne mujhe ab tak diyaa kuchh bhi nahin

aap kaa koi safar be-samt be-manzil na ho
zindagi aisi na jiinaa jis kaa mustaqbil na ho

aap ki baaton mein aa kar kho diyaa dil kaa sukun
zindagi mein dekhiye meri bachaa kuchh bhi nahin

jo dil baandhe vo jaadu jaantaa hai
miraa mahbub urdu jaantaa hai

uDaa gae hain bahut dhuul jaane vaale log
chhaTe ghubaar to kuchh raasta nazar aae

us bevafaa pe marne ko aamaada dil nahin
lekin vafaa ki zid hai ki mar jaanaa chaahiye

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

nikaalun kis tarah siine se apne tir-e-jaanaan ko
na paikaan dil ko chhoDe hai, na dil chhoDe hai paikaan ko

na mohtasib ki khushaamad na mai-kade kaa tavaaf
khudi mein mast huun apni bahaar mein gum huun

hamein bhi jalva-gaah-e-naaz tak lete chalo muusaa
tumhein ghash aa gayaa to husn-e-jaanaan kaun dekhegaa