jald manzil tak pahunchne kaa junun us ko rahaa — Zafar Imam

jivan kaa sangit achaanak antim sur ko chhu letaa hai
hanstaa hi rahtaa hai phir bhi mere andar marne vaalaa

ik nadi mein saikDon dariyaa ki tughyaani mili
Dubne vaale ko mar jaane ki aasaani mili

saaf jazbon ke havaale se to gham hain lekin
ek lamhe ki khushi ek sadi rahti hai

baat pahunche samaaat ko taasir de kis tarah
lafz hain aur lafzon mein zor-e-bayaani nahin

dekh lete hain andhere mein bhi rasta apnaa
shama ehsaas ke maanind jali rahti hai

kyaa jaane kab dharti par sailaab kaa manzar ho jaae
har-dam ye majbur nigaahein varshaa karti rahti hain

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

ye hai khulaasa-e-ilm-e-qalandari ki hayaat
khadang-e-jasta hai lekin kamaan se duur nahin

vo mire paas se guzre to ye maalum huaa
zindagi yuun bhi dabe paanv guzar jaati hai

khizr se kah do ki aa kar dekh lein aab-e-hayaat
dhoe jaate hain nichoDe jaaeinge gesu-e-dost