tere firaaq ne ki zindagi ataa mujh ko — Danish Aligarhi

rudaad-e-shab-e-gham yuun Dartaa huun sunaane se
mahfil mein kahin un ki surat na utar jaae

zarre zarre mein mahak pyaar ki Daali jaae
bu taassub ki har ik dil se nikaali jaae

muskuraa kar un kaa milnaa aur bichhaDnaa ruuTh kar
bas yahi do lafz ik din daastaan ho jaaeinge

gar tarannum par hi 'daanish' munhasir hai shaairi
phir to duniyaa bhar ke shaair naghma-khvaan ho jaaeinge

aakhiri vaqt talak saath andheron ne diyaa
raas aate nahin duniyaa ke ujaale mujh ko

ho ke majbur ye bachchon ko sabaq denaa hai
ab qalam chhoD ke talvaar uThaa li jaae

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

zindagi dekh le nazar bhar ke
ham hain shaamil tire kharaabon mein

ham kai roz se be-vajh bahut khush hain chalo
zindagi ki ye adaaein bhi to dekhi jaaein

duniyaa meri zindagi ke din kam karti jaati hai kyuun
khuun pasina ek kiyaa hai ye meri mazduri hai