khatm karnaa chaahtaa huun pech-o-taab-e-zindagi — Natiq Gulavthi

mujh se naaraaz hain jo log vo khush hain un se
main judaa chiiz huun 'naatiq' mire ashaar judaa

hangaama-e-hayaat se lenaa to kuchh nahin
haan dekhte chalo ki tamaashaa hai raah kaa

vahaan se le gai naakaam badbakhton ko khud-kaami
jahaan chashm-e-karam se khud-ba-khud kuchh kaam honaa thaa

aati hai yaad subh-e-masarrat ki baar baar
khurshid aate aate use kal uThaa to laa

sab ko ye shikaayat hai ki hanstaa nahin 'naatiq'
ham ko ye taajjub ki vo giryaan nahin hotaa

kuchh nahin achchhaa to duniyaa mein buraa bhi kuchh nahin
kijiye sab kuchh magar apni zarurat dekh kar

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

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