saari rusvaai zamaane ki gavaaraa kar ke — Hashim Raza Jalalpuri

ham se aabaad hai ye sher-o-sukhan ki mahfil
ham to mar jaaeinge lafzon se kinaara kar ke

ham be-niyaaz baiThe hue un ki bazm mein
auron ki bandagi kaa asar dekhte rahe

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

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

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

apne haathon se zahr mat diije
ye kahin zindagi na ban jaae