mujh mein khud meri adam-maujudgi shaamil rahi — Ateequllah

fazaa mein haath to uTThe the ek saath kai
kisi ke vaaste koi duaa na kartaa thaa

tum ne to faqat us ki rivaayat hi suni hai
ham ne vo zamaana bhi guzarte hue dekhaa

zaraa se rizq mein barkat bhi kitni hoti thi
aur ik charaagh se kitne charaagh jalte the

ye raah-e-talab yaaro gumraah bhi karti hai
saamaan usi kaa thaa jo be-sar-o-saamaan thaa

aaina aaina tairtaa koi aks
aur har khvaab mein dusraa khvaab hai

kuchh aur din abhi is jaa qayaam karnaa thaa
yahaan charaagh vahaan par sitaara dharnaa thaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

bachchon ke haath mein bhalaa dete hain aisi chiiz
dekho kharaab ho gai mujh se ye zindagi

qata hoti jaa rahi hain zindagi ki manzilein
har nafs apni jagah chalti hui talvaar hai

sukun-afzaa bahut hai dard-e-ulfat
qaraar ab umr bhar aae na aae