bichhaD ke tujh se kisi dusre pe marnaa hai — Asad Badayuni

aate hain barg-o-baar darakhton ke jism par
tum bhi uThaao haath ki mausam duaa kaa hai

jise na meri udaasi kaa kuchh khayaal aayaa
main us ke husn pe ik roz khaak Daal aayaa

chaman vahi ki jahaan par labon ke phuul khilein
badan vahi ki jahaan raat ho gavaaraa bhi

mohabbatein bhi usi aadmi kaa hissa thiin
magar ye baat puraane zamaane vaali hai

parind kyuun miri shaakhon se khauf khaate hain
ki ik darakht huun aur saaya-daar main bhi huun

meri rusvaai ke asbaab hain mere andar
aadmi huun so bahut khvaab hain mere andar

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

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

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

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa