kuchh to apne liye bhi rakhnaa hai — Salman Akhtar

kaise ho kyaa hai haal mat puchho
mujh se mushkil savaal mat puchho

ham jo pahle kahin mile hote
aur hi apne silsile hote

zindagi is qadar kaThin kyuun hai
aadmi ki bhalaa khataa kyaa hai

ye alag baat ki vo mujh se khafaa rahtaa hai
main ik insaan huun aur mujh mein khudaa rahtaa hai

ik vahi shakhs mujh ko yaad rahaa
jis ko samjhaa thaa bhuul jaaungaa

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

kisi gharib ko zakhmi karein ki qatl karein
nigaah-e-naaz pe jurmaane thoDi hote hain

duaaein yaad karaa di gai thiin bachpan mein
so zakhm khaate rahe aur duaa diye gae ham

aae the hanste khelte mai-khaane mein 'firaaq'
jab pi chuke sharaab to sanjida ho gae

ham na maaneinge khamoshi hai tamannaa kaa mizaaj
haan bhari bazm mein vo bol na paai hogi