choT khaae hue lamhon kaa sitam hai ki use — Navneet Sharma

kis ne sochaa thaa ki khud se mil kar
apni aavaaz se Dar jaanaa hai

mire qarib koi khvaab kaise aa paataa
ki mujh mein rahte hain barson se ratjage raushan

phone par baat hui us se to andaaza huaa
apni aavaaz mein bas aaj hi shaamil huaa main

jiyaa huun umr bhar main bhi akelaa
use bhi kyaa milaa naaraazgi se

mire andar miraa kuchh bhi nahin bas tu hai baaqi
tire andar bataa pyaare main ab kitnaa bachaa huun

ek tasvir ko haTaayaa bas
dil ki divaar khaali khaali hai

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa