ham ko bhi khush-numaa nazar aai hai zindagi — Mahshar Badayuni

main itni raushni phailaa chukaa huun
ki bujh bhi jaaun to ab gham nahin hai

ab havaaein hi kareingi raushni kaa faisla
jis diye mein jaan hogi vo diyaa rah jaaegaa

jis ke liye bachcha royaa thaa aur ponchhe the aansu baabaa ne
vo bachcha ab bhi zinda hai vo mahngaa khilaunaa TuuT gayaa

har patti bojhal ho ke giri sab shaakhein jhuk kar TuuT gaiin
us baarish hi se fasl ujDi jis baarish se tayyaar hui

abhi sar kaa lahu thamne na paayaa
udhar se ek patthar aur aayaa

kare dariyaa na pul mismaar mere
abhi kuchh log hain us paar mere

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

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

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe