aish-e-duniyaa se khush na ho koi — Syed Masood Hasan Masood

aah ye chaara-saaziyaan haae ye be-niyaaziyaan
sab se nazar mili hui sab se magar alag alag

pahle siite hain ham garebaan ko
phir use taar taar karte hain

hazaaron paikar-e-ummid nazron se hue ojhal
jo kuchh baaqi rahe the vo bhi pinhaan hote jaate hain

tiraa kucha bahut achchhaa hai lekin
mire rahne ki gunjaaish kahaan hai

kisi paaband-e-gham ki zindagi kyaa
kabhi naale kabhi fariyaad karnaa

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

nahin nahin main bahut khush rahaa huun tere baghair
yaqin kar ki ye haalat abhi abhi hui hai

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

isi kaa naam shaayad zindagi hai
khushi ki ik ghaDi to ik ghami ki

milti hai khushi sab ko jaise hi kahin se bhi
bhuli hui bachpan ki tasvir nikalti hai