dil ek sadiyon puraanaa udaas mandir hai — Krishna Mohan

jab bhi ki tahrir apni daastaan
teri hi tasvir ho kar rah gai

makaan andar se khasta ho gayaa hai
aur is mein ek rasta ho gayaa hai

bhaTak ke raah se ham sab ko aazmaa aae
fareb de gae jitne bhi rahnumaa aae

zindagi ke aakhiri lamhe khushi se bhar gayaa
ek din itnaa hansaa vo hanste hanste mar gayaa

jab bhi mile vo naa-gahaan jhuum uThe hain qalb o jaan
milne mein lutf hai agar milnaa ho kaam ke baghair

kirshn 'mohan' ye bhi hai kaisaa akelaa-pan ki log
maut se Darte hain main to zindagi se Dar gayaa

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

kahaa laDke ki ammi ne rahegi khush sadaa beTi
ki uupar se bhi laDke ki kamaai hoti rahti hai

baDaa ghaaTe kaa saudaa hai 'sadaa' ye saans lenaa bhi
baDhe hai umr jyun-jyun zindagi kam hoti jaati hai

maut ki god mein jab tak nahin tu so jaataa
tu 'sadaa' chain se hargiz nahin sone vaalaa