zindagi mein kasak zaruri thi — Kashif Husain Ghair

na ham vahshat mein apne ghar se nikle
na sahraa apni viraani se niklaa

bane hain kaam sab uljhan se mere
yahi atvaar hain bachpan se mere

haal puchhaa na kare haath milaayaa na kare
main isi dhuup mein khush huun koi saaya na kare

kyaa chaahti hai ham se hamaari ye zindagi
kyaa qarz hai jo ham se adaa ho nahin rahaa

hamaari zindagi par maut bhi hairaan hai 'ghaaer'
na jaane kis ne ye taarikh-e-paidaaish nikaali hai

mere andar kaa shor hai mujh mein
varna baahar to khaamushi hai yahaan

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

khushi kaa ek hi lamha thaa apni zindagi mein
sakhi aise ki vo bhi dusron ke naam kar aae

hamaari zindagi to mukhtasar si ik kahaani thi
bhalaa ho maut kaa jis ne banaa rakkhaa hai afsaana

agar hayaat hai dekheinge ek din didaar
ki maah-e-eid bhi aakhir hai in mahinon mein