bakhsh mujh ko na adhuri koi neamat maulaa — Navin Joshi

ranj yuun raah-e-masaafat mein mile
kuchh kamaae kuchh viraasat mein mile

rah gae kitne kirdaar bhitar mire
mere bhitar miraa qaafila rah gayaa

yahi daaimi mashghala hai hamaaraa
nai chiiz le lo puraani milaa do

is dafa to zindagi jaldi mein thi
kah do agli baar fursat mein mile

nishaan raahi ke raahon pe ho na ho lekin
nishaan raahon ke aksar mileinge raahi pe

kuchh vaqt zaraa aur nahar duudh ki legi
farhaad ko tesha nahin manzur huaa hai

mujid jo nuur kaa hai vo meraa charaagh hai
parvaana huun main anjuman-e-kaaenaat kaa

vaa'da amir-e-shahr kaa dariyaa-dili kaa thaa
dekh un kaa faiz shahr ko dariyaa banaa diyaa

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

kuchh samajh kar hi huaa huun mauj-e-dariyaa kaa harif
varna main bhi jaantaa huun aafiyat saahil mein hai

aisi koi khabar to nahin saakinaan-e-shahr
dariyaa mohabbaton ke jo bahte the tham gae

dariyaa paar utarne vaale ye bhi jaan nahin paae
kise kinaare par le Duubaa paar utar jaane kaa gham