rahte the kabhi jin ke dil mein ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah — Majrooh Sultanpuri

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

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

bahaane aur bhi hote jo zindagi ke liye
ham ek baar tiri aarzu bhi kho dete

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham ne kyaa paa liyaa hindu yaa musalmaan ho kar
kyuun na insaan se mohabbat karein insaan ho kar

zabaan tak jo na aae vo mohabbat aur hoti hai
fasaana aur hotaa hai haqiqat aur hoti hai

dil qanaaat zaraa si kartaa to
har mohabbat thi aakhiri meri

mohabbaton ke liye umr kam hai so vo shakhs
sabhi shikaayatein kuchh din idhar udhar kar de