khushk baaton mein kahaan hai shaikh kaif-e-zindagi — Arsh Malsiyani

jitni vo mire haal pe karte hain jafaaein
aataa hai mujhe un ki mohabbat kaa yaqin aur

ishq-e-butaan kaa le ke sahaaraa kabhi kabhi
apne khudaa ko ham ne pukaaraa kabhi kabhi

mohabbat soz bhi hai saaz bhi hai
khamoshi bhi hai ye aavaaz bhi hai

maut hi insaan ki dushman nahin
zindagi bhi jaan le kar jaaegi

ik raushni si dil mein thi vo bhi nahin rahi
vo kyaa gae charaagh-e-tamannaa bujhaa gae

saaqi miri khamosh-mizaaji ki laaj rakh
iqraar gar nahin hai to inkaar bhi nahin

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

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

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