daastaan puuri na hone paai — Bismil Azimabadi

na apne zabt ko rusvaa karo sataa ke mujhe
khudaa ke vaaste dekho na muskuraa ke mujhe

ek din vo din the rone pe hansaa karte the ham
ek ye din hain ki ab hansne pe ronaa aae hai

ik ghalat sajde se kyaa hotaa hai vaaiz kuchh na puchh
umr bhar ki sab riyaazat khaak mein mil jaae hai

ye zindagi bhi koi zindagi hui 'bismil'
na ro sake na kabhi hans sake Thikaane se

aazaadi ne baazu bhi salaamat nahin rakkhe
ai taaqat-e-parvaaz tujhe laaein kahaan se

kyaa karein jaam-o-subu haath pakaD lete hain
ji to kahtaa hai ki uTh jaaiye mai-khaane se

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

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

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

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

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai