baat karne mein jo lab us ke hue zer-o-zabar — Bhartendu Harishchandra

ye chaar din ke tamaashe hain aah duniyaa ke
rahaa jahaan mein sikandar na aur na jam baaqi

ai 'rasaa' jaisaa hai bargashta zamaana ham se
aisaa bargashta kisi kaa na muqaddar hogaa

na bosa lene dete hain na lagte hain gale mere
abhi kam-umr hain har baat par mujh se jhijakte hain

ye kah do bas maut se ho rukhsat kyuun naahaq aai hai us ki shaamat
ki dar talak vo masih-khaslat miri ayaadat ko aa chuke hain

qabr mein raahat se soe the na thaa mahshar kaa khauf
baaz aae ai masihaa ham tire eajaaz se

abhi to aae ho jaldi kahaan hai jaane ki
uTho na pahlu se Thahro zaraa kidhar ko chale

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad