aankh se kis ne raushni maangi — Tabinda Masood

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

'aarif'-husain dhokaa sahi apni zindagi
is zindagi ke baa'd ki haalat bhi hai fareb

taa-umr tiraa naqsh-e-farozaan rahe mujh mein
ik zakhm ki surat mire maathe pe ubhar jaa

aansu ponchhe dukh baanTe insaanon ke
main ne bhi to saari 'umr 'ibaadat ki