hamein vaasta taDap se hamein kaam aansuon se — Rajendera Krishan

log ro ro ke bhi is duniyaa mein ji lete hain
ek ham hain ki hanse bhi to guzaaraa na huaa

ik mohabbat ke sivaa aur na kuchh maangaa thaa
kyaa karein ye bhi zamaane ko gavaaraa na huaa

na jhaTko zulf se paani ye moti TuuT jaaeinge
tumhaaraa kuchh na bigDegaa magar dil TuuT jaaeinge

na chaaraagar ki zarurat na kuchh davaa ki hai
duaa ko haath uThaao ki gham ki raat kaTe

is bhari duniyaa mein koi bhi hamaaraa na huaa
ghair to ghair hain apnon kaa sahaaraa na huaa

ye naazuk lab hain yaa aapas mein do lipTi hui kaliyaan
zaraa in ko alag kar do tarannum phuuT jaaeinge

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kuchh ehtiraam bhi kar gham ki vaza-daari kaa
giraan hai arz-e-tamannaa to baar baar na kar

tum bhi aakhir ho mard kyaa jaano
ek aurat kaa dard kyaa jaano

aadmi huun vasf-e-paighambar na maang
mujh se mere dost meraa sar na maang