tasvir-e-zindagi mein nayaa rang bhar gae — Mahesh Chandra Naqsh

yuun guzarte hain hijr ke lamhe
jaise vo baat karte jaate hain

kis tarah karein tujh se gila tere sitam kaa
madhosh ishaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

is Dubte suraj se to ummid hi kyaa thi
hans hans ke sitaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

aghyaar kaa shikva nahin is ahd-e-havas mein
ik umr ke yaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

yuun ruuTh ke jaane pe main khaamosh huun lekin
ye baat mire dil ko gavaaraa to nahin hai

kaun samjhe ham pe kyaa guzri hai 'naqsh'
dil laraz uThtaa hai zikr-e-shaam se

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

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

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

zindagi zor hai ravaani kaa
kyaa thamegaa bahaav paani kaa