bahaane aur bhi hote jo zindagi ke liye — Majrooh Sultanpuri

dast-e-pur-khun ko kaf-e-dast-e-nigaaraan samjhe
qatl-gah thi jise ham mahfil-e-yaaraan samjhe

main ki ek mehnat-kash main ki tirgi-dushman
subh-e-nau ibaarat hai mere muskuraane se

tishnagi hi tishnagi hai kis ko kahiye mai-kada
lab hi lab ham ne to dekhe kis ko paimaana kahein

paara-e-dil hai vatan ki sarzamin mushkil ye hai
shahr ko viraan yaa is dil ko viraana kahein

be-tesha-e-nazar na chalo raah-e-raftagaan
har naqsh-e-paa buland hai divaar ki tarah

'majruh' likh rahe hain vo ahl-e-vafaa kaa naam
ham bhi khaDe hue hain gunahgaar ki tarah

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

itnaa to zindagi mein kisi ke khalal paDe
hansne se ho sukun na rone se kal paDe

rah gai zindagi dard ban ke
dard dil mein chhupaae chhupaae

umr-bhar ke sajdon se mil nahin saki jannat
khuld se nikalne ko ik gunaah kaafi hai