jo zindagi ki maang sajaate rahe sadaa — Azhar Adeeb

is liye main ne muhaafiz nahin rakkhe apne
mire dushman mire is jism se baahar kam hain

ai shahr-e-sitam chhoD ke jaate hue logo
ab raah mein koi bhi madina nahin aataa

usi ne sab se pahle haar maani
vahi sab se dilaavar lag rahaa thaa

der lagti hai bahut lauT ke aate aate
aur vo itne mein hamein bhuul chukaa hotaa hai

ham ne ghar ki salaamti ke liye
khud ko ghar se nikaal rakkhaa hai

hamaare naam ki takhti bhi un pe lag na saki
lahu mein gundh ke miTTi jo ghar banaae gae

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

gham-o-alam bhi hain tum se khushi bhi tum se hai
navaa-e-soz mein tum ho sadaa-e-saaz mein tum

khugar-e-lazzat-e-aazaar thaa itnaa 'aatish'
dard bhi maangaa to pahle se sivaa maangaa thaa

dekhaa na tujhe ai rab ham ne haan duniyaa teri dekhi hai
saDkon par bhuke bachche bhi koThe par abla naari bhi