aa tire sang zaraa peing baDhaai jaae — Shamim Abbas

saal, par saal, aur phir is saal
muntazir ham the muntazir ham hain

kabhi mai-kada kabhi but-kada kabhi kaaba to kabhi khaanqaah
ye tiri talab kaa junun thaa mujhe kab kisi se lagaav thaa

TaTolo parakh lo chalo aazmaa lo
khudaa ki qasam baa-khudaa aadmi huun

use na milne ki sochaa hai yuun sazaa deinge
har ek jism pe chehraa vahi lagaa deinge

yaad aati hai achchhi si koi baat sar-e-shaam
phir subh talak sochte rahte hain vo kyaa thi

koi aise vaqt mein ham se bichhDaa hai
shaam Dhale jab panchhi ghar lauT aate hain

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

dil ki khalish to saath rahegi tamaam umr
dariyaa-e-gham ke paar utar jaaein ham to kyaa

hayaat aaj bhi kaniz hai huzur-e-jabr mein
jo zindagi ko jiit le vo zindagi kaa mard hai

apne haathon se zahr mat diije
ye kahin zindagi na ban jaae