dekhi hai 'umr bhar yahi be-chehra kaaenaat — Mehar Ali

us ek lamhe mein ai dost saath saath hain ham
vo ek lamha jo imkaan mein nahin aayaa

ye soch kar vujud faraamosh kar diyaa
khud se milaa to teri tamanna karungaa main

main nahin jaantaa kahaan huun main
in dinon khud se raabta hi nahin

ik 'umr tere saath chalaa bhi to kyaa milaa
ab sochtaa huun tujh se bichhaD kar hi dekh luun

zard se sabz hotaa jaataa hai
ik shajar intizaar se niklaa

mujh mein ab meri jagah baaqi nahin
main tiri maujudgi se bhar gayaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

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

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