paanv mein lipTi hui hai sab ke zanjir-e-anaa — Tauseef Tabassum

kyaa ye sach hai ki khizaan mein bhi chaman khilte hain
mere daaman mein lahu hai to mahaktaa kyaa hai

dil bayaaz-e-umr ki auraaq-gardaani mein hai
kyaa khabar hai kaun saa safha khulaa rah jaaegaa

kaun se dukh ko palle baandhein kis gham ko tahrir karein
yaan to dard sivaa hotaa hai aur bhi arz-e-haal ke baad

jo bhi narmi hai khayaalon mein na hone se hai
khvaab aankhon se nikal jaaein to patthar ho jaaein

dukh jhelo to ji kaDaa hi rakhnaa
dil hai to hisaab-e-dostaan hai

achchhaa hai ki sirf ishq kiije
ye umr to yuun bhi raaegaan hai

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

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

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

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

naadaan se ek umr rahaa mujh ko rabt-e-ishq
daanaa se ab paDaa hai sarokaar dekhnaa

jhukaanaa sikhnaa paDtaa hai sar logon ke qadmon mein
yunhi jamhuriyat mein haath sardaari nahin aati