tumhaari maut ne maaraa hai jite-ji ham ko — Shakeel Azmi

kuchh dinon ke liye manzar se agar haT jaao
zindagi bhar ki shanaasaai chali jaati hai

isi khataa pe bujhaae gae charaagh mire
main jaantaa thaa bahut kuchh havaa ke baare mein

ghar ke divaar-o-dar pe shaam hi se
nazm likhtaa huaa hai sannaaTaa

haar ho jaati hai jab maan liyaa jaataa hai
jiit tab hoti hai jab Thaan liyaa jaataa hai

apni manzil pe pahunchnaa bhi khaDe rahnaa bhi
kitnaa mushkil hai baDe ho ke baDe rahnaa bhi

mujh ko bikhraayaa gayaa aur sameTaa bhi gayaa
jaane ab kyaa miri miTTi se khudaa chaahtaa hai

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi