is ummid pe roz charaagh jalaate hain — Zehra Nigaah

dekho vo bhi hain jo sab kah sakte the
dekho un ke munh par taale ab bhi hain

uTho ki jashn-e-khizaan ham manaaein ji bhar ke
bahaar aae gulistaan mein kab khudaa jaane

jo dil ne kahi lab pe kahaan aai hai dekho
ab mahfil yaaraan mein bhi tanhaai hai dekho

kahaan ke ishq-o-mohabbat kidhar ke hijr o visaal
abhi to log taraste hain zindagi ke liye

divaanon ko ab vusat-e-sahraa nahin darkaar
vahshat ke liye saaya-e-divaar bahut hai

dekhte dekhte ik ghar ke rahne vaale
apne apne khaanon mein baT jaate hain

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi