koi schōl ki ghanTi bajaa de — Shakeel Jamali

zindagi aise bhi haalaat banaa deti hai
log saanson kaa kafan oDh ke mar jaate hain

sab se pahle dil ke khaali-pan ko bharnaa
paisa saari umr kamaayaa jaa saktaa hai

apne khuun se itni to ummidein hain
apne bachche bhiiD se aage nikleinge

har kone se teri khushbu aaegi
har sanduq mein tere kapDe nikleinge

umr kaa ek aur saal gayaa
vaqt phir ham pe khaak Daal gayaa

abhi raushan huaa jaataa hai rasta
vo dekho ek aurat aa rahi hai

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

lutf to deti hai ye aavaargi
phir bhi ham ko lauT jaanaa chaahiye

ye 'talkh' kiyaa kyaa hai khud se bhi gae tum to
marnaa hi kisi par thaa tum khud pe mare hote

kabhi bhule se bhi ab yaad bhi aati nahin jin ki
vahi qisse zamaane ko sunaanaa chaahte hain ham

kabhi kabhi to kisi ajnabi ke milne par
bahut puraanaa koi silsila nikaltaa hai