safar ki aakhiri manzil mein paas aayaa hai — Habeeb Hashmi

sarhad-e-dasht se aabaadi ko jaane vaalo
shahar mein aur bhi khun-rez nazaare honge

shab ki tanhaai mein ubhri hui aavaaz-e-jaras
subh-gaai kaa gajar ho ye zaruri to nahin

na main khasta-haal hotaa na ye ajnabi se lagte
ye hasin hasin farishte mujhe aadmi se lagte

har shab-e-gham ki sahar ho ye zaruri hai magar
sab ki taabinda sahar ho ye zaruri to nahin

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

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

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