aae Thahre aur ravaana ho gae — Haidar Ali Jafri

khuun mazdur kaa miltaa jo na taamiron mein
na haveli na mahal aur na koi ghar hotaa

kis ki sadaa fazaaon mein gunji hai chaar-su
kis ne mujhe pukaaraa hai bachpan ke naam se

bhulaa na paayaa use jis ko bhuul jaanaa thaa
vafaaon se miraa rishta bahut puraanaa thaa

kyaa zaruri hai ju-e-shir ki baat
kyuun na gang-o-jaman ki baat karein

khinch detaa main zamaane pe mohabbat ke nuqush
mere qabze mein agar khaama-e-shahpar hotaa

sabhi to dost hain kyuun shak abas huaa mujh ko
kisi ke haath kaa patthar miri talaash mein hai

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

umr bhar tujh ko dekhne par bhi
zauq-e-nazzaara kam nahin hotaa

bahut aziiz thi ye zindagi magar ham log
kabhi kabhi to kisi aarzu mein mar bhi gae

zindagi kaa har ik gham uThaate hue
main sanbhalne lagaa laDkhaDaate hue