aagahi se mili hai tanhaai — Javed Akhtar

agar palak pe hai moti to ye nahin kaafi
hunar bhi chaahiye alfaaz mein pirone kaa

yahi haalaat ibtidaa se rahe
log ham se khafaa khafaa se rahe

hai paash paash magar phir bhi muskuraataa hai
vo chehra jaise ho TuuTe hue khilaune kaa

tab ham donon vaqt churaa kar laate the
ab milte hain jab bhi fursat hoti hai

main paa sakaa na kabhi is khalish se chhuTkaaraa
vo mujh se jiit bhi saktaa thaa jaane kyuun haaraa

isi jagah isi din to huaa thaa ye elaan
andhere haar gae zindabaad hindostaan

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham ne to koi baat nikaali nahin gham ki
vo zud-pashimaan pashimaan saa kyuun hai

ai dost arz-e-gham pe na yuun muskuraa ke dekh
apni nazar mein aap giraa jaa rahaa huun main

gham-e-zindagi ik musalsal azaab
gham-e-zindagi se mafar bhi nahin