ham to bachpan mein bhi akele the — 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

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa