baDe dilchasp vaade the baDe rangin dhoke the — Khurshid Ahmad Jami

pahchaan bhi saki na miri zindagi mujhe
itni ravaa-ravi mein kahin saamnaa huaa

zindagaani ke hasin shahr mein aa kar 'jaami'
zindagaani se kahin haath milaae bhi nahin

koi halchal hai na aahaT na sadaa hai koi
dil ki dahliz pe chup-chaap khaDaa hai koi

sahar ke saath chale raushni ke saath chale
tamaam umr kisi ajnabi ke saath chale

yaad-e-maazi ki pur-asraar hasin galiyon mein
mere hamraah abhi ghuum rahaa hai koi

chamakte khvaab milte hain mahakte pyaar milte hain
tumhaare shahr mein kitne hasin aazaar milte hain

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

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

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

aaj mauzu-e-guftugu hai hayaat
ab koi aur baat kal kahnaa