kis ki aankhon ko niind chubhti hai — Yasmeen Habeeb

hamein bhi tajraba hai be-ghari kaa chhat na hone kaa
darinde, bijliyaan, kaali ghaTaaein shor karti hain

jo chalaa gayaa so chalaa gayaa jo hai paas us kaa khayaal rakh
jo luTaa diyaa use bhuul jaa jo bachaa hai us ko sambhaal rakh

hamein sairaab rakkhaa hai khudaa kaa shukr hai us ne
jahaan banjar zaminein hon anaaein shor karti hain

ye kamra aur ye gard-o-ghubaar us kaa hai
vo jis ne aanaa nahin intizaar us kaa hai

aate rahte hain falak se bhi ishaare kuchh na kuchh
baat kar lete hain ham se chaand taare kuchh na kuchh

kaise hon khvaab aankh mein kaisaa khayaal dil mein ho
khud hi har ek baat kaa karnaa thaa faisla mujhe

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

hamaari zindagi to mukhtasar si ik kahaani thi
bhalaa ho maut kaa jis ne banaa rakkhaa hai afsaana

agar hayaat hai dekheinge ek din didaar
ki maah-e-eid bhi aakhir hai in mahinon mein

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho