taarikiyaan qubul thiin mujh ko tamaam umr — Nafas Ambalvi

sunaa hai vo bhi mire qatl mein mulavvis hai
vo bevafaa hai magar itnaa bevafaa bhi nahin

marne ko mar bhi jaaun koi masala nahin
lekin ye tai to ho ki abhi ji rahaa huun main

use gumaan hai ki meri uDaan kuchh kam hai
mujhe yaqin hai ki ye aasmaan kuchh kam hai

ab un ki khvaab-gaahon mein koi aavaaz mat karnaa
bahut thak-haar kar fōtpath par mazdur soe hain

uThaa laayaa kitaabon se vo ik alfaaz kaa jangal
sunaa hai ab miri khaamoshiyon kaa tarjuma hogaa

tu dariyaa hai to hogaa haan magar itnaa samajh lenaa
tire jaise kai dariyaa miri aankhon mein rahte hain

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

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