chaahaa thaa Thokaron mein guzar jaae zindagi — Salik Lakhnavi

aaj bhi hai vahi maqaam aaj bhi lab pe un kaa naam
manzil-e-be-shumaar-gaam apne safar ko kyaa karun

dil ne siine mein kuchh qaraar liyaa
jab tujhe khuub saa pukaar liyaa

mai-khaana-e-hasti mein saaqi ham donon hi mujrim hain shaayad
khum tu ne bachaa ke rakkhe the paimaane main ne toDe hain

apni khuddaari salaamat dil kaa aalam kuchh sahi
jis jagah se uTh chuke hain us jagah phir jaaein kyaa

miT chuke jo bhi the tauba-shikani ke asbaab
ab na mai-khaana na paimaana na shisha na subu

bahaar-e-gulistaan ham ko na pahchaane taajjub hai
gulon ke rukh pe chhiDkaa hai bahut khun-e-jigar ham ne

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

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

apni tanhaai ko baazaar samajhte rahe ham
zindagi tujh ko kharidaar samajhte rahe ham