zindagi to sapnaa hai kaun 'raam' apnaa hai — Ram Riyaz

tire intizaar mein is tarah miraa ahad-e-shauq guzar gayaa
sar-e-shaam jaise bisaat-e-dil koi khasta-haal sameT le

jo tere gham mein jale hain vo phir bujhe hi nahin
jab in ki raakh kuredo sharaare zinda hain

zindagi kashmakash-e-vaqt mein guzri apni
din ne jiine na diyaa raat ne marne na diyaa

aansu jo bahein surkh to ho jaati hain aankhein
dil aisaa sulagtaa hai dhuaan tak nahin aataa

ab kahaan vo pahli si fursatein mayassar hain
saaraa din safar karnaa saari raat gham karnaa

ham os ke qatre hain ki bikhre hue moti
dhokaa nazar aae to hamein rol ke dekho

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

aaj phir dab gaiin dard ki siskiyaan
aaj phir gunjtaa qahqaha rah gayaa

main khushi mein ghir ke udaas huun
koi aur is kaa sabab nahin

main to itnaa bhi samajhne se rahaa hon qaasir
raah takne ke sivaa aankh kaa maqsad kyaa hai