zindagi aise bhi haalaat banaa deti hai — Shakeel Jamali

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

jhuuT mein shak ki kam gunjaaish ho sakti hai
sach ko jab chaaho jhuThlaayaa jaa saktaa hai

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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

umr-bhar maan ki nasihat pe zamaane mein 'asad'
faatima-zehraa ke bachchon se vafaadaari ki

tujhe main zindagi apni samajh rahaa thaa magar
tire baghair basar main ne zindagi kar li

zindagi zulf nahin thi jo sanvaari jaati
zindagi aur ulajhti gai suljhaane mein