25 Jul

in sooni deewaron par rang koi chadhna nahihamari zinda

in sooni deewaron par rang koi chadhna nahi
hamari zindagi me hamara koi apna nahi

jab se nazar se tumne hume giraya hai
humne aaiene me khud ko dekha nahi

ek koshish kitni koshish mangti hai
gulezindagani ko ab mahakna nahi

sabr karte hain logon ko khush dekhke
hamari khushiyun ko ab hume khojna nahi

khanakharaabi se taghaful tum kya karoge
hamare khuda ko hi hamara haal pata nahi

jis sawaal ke jawaab me zindagi kaat di
humne us sawaal ko kabhi jana nahi

ek to lautna hamari fitrat me nahi
aur unhone bhi hume pukara nahi

jab bhi chot mili mili ehsaas‘e‘khushi se
khushiyon ko hume ab aazmana nahi

hamara nahi hamari dua ka yaqi karna
khush rahna kabhi rona nahi

namnaaq to aankhen pehle bhi rahti thi
tere baad ashko ko humse shikwa nahi

kya karenge hum apne ghar se nikalkar
koi raasta hamare ghar se guzarta nahi

tanhai to bachpan se sath hi rahi
han ab magar hum itne tanha nahi

sahara bhi lete to kiske haathon ka
teri khatir humne dost koi banaya nahi

ahle jahan me kitne akele hain hum
hamare shahar me koi shakhs rahta nahi

naummeedon ne un rahon pe dhakela hai
tujhe sochne ka jigar me raha hausla nahi

bujhi shamma‘e‘hasrat ko barha bujhate hain
tere gham ne hume kuchh aur sikhaya nahi

lambi nahi faqat chaar pal ki hoti hai raat
din me hamara humse hua saamna nahi

ye beqasi ye dard ye babasi ye shab
insa ko marhoom inse manzoor hona nahi

khuda ke vaaste unhe bevafa na kahna
hamari kitab‘e‘hijr me zikr unka nahi..