khel zindagi ke tum khelte raho yaaro — Hastimal Hasti

pyaar kaa pahlaa khat likhne mein vaqt to lagtaa hai
nae parindon ko uDne mein vaqt to lagtaa hai

kuchh aur sabaq ham ko zamaane ne sikhaae
kuchh aur sabaq ham ne kitaabon mein paDhe the

hamein pasand nahin jang mein bhi makkaari
jise nishaane pe rakkhein bataa ke rakhte hain

kahin khulus kahin dosti kahin pe vafaa
baDe qarine se ghar ko sajaa ke rakhte hain

vo jo qisse mein thaa shaamil vahi kahtaa hai mujhe
mujh ko maalum nahin yaar ye qissa kyaa hai

khud charaagh ban ke jal vaqt ke andhere mein
bhiik ke ujaalon se raushni nahin hoti

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

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