**
KaheeN be-kinaar sey rut'jatey kahein zar-nigaar sey khaab de
tera kya asool hey zindagi mujhey kon is ka jawaab dey
kabhi yuN bhi ho terey ru'baru meiN nazar mila ke ye keh sakooN
meri hasratoN ka shumaar kar meri khaahishoN ka hisaab dey!
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bar-tar az andeshaaey sood-o-ziyaaN hey Zindagi
hey kabhi jaan aur kabhii tasleem-e-jaan hey Zindagi
Aashkara hey ye apni quwat-e-taskheer sey
garchey ik matti ke paikar meiN nihaaN hey Zindagi
Ye shikastagi meri zaat ki mujhey apni hi **Zindagi **sey hey mili
isey dushmani jab mujh hi sey hey to kis tarhan meiN jiyun isey
abhi tou guzri thi ye bahaar mujhey dey ke dard be shumaar
mera har zakhm hey abhi hara meiN phir sey kesey milon isey
mosam kabhi giraaN tha tou rastey kabhi kathan har morr hum pe bhaari thaa Zindagi k safar ka beithey hein iss aas pe bhar jaaey ga kabhi zakhm ik waqt hi shaaid taryaaq hey yaadoN k zehar ka
merey aainoN mein har taraf jo khayal hey ik saja huwa wuhi aik aks lateef saa merii Zindagi pe parra huwaa koii roshni ki ridaa liyee merey saath rehta hey har gharri yehi aik dhoka wisaal ka mujhey khalwatoN meiN sada huwa
Dil meiN ik yaas iki dal-dal ke siwaa kuch bhii nahii **
**Zindagi ik rog-e-musalsal ke siwaa kuch bhi nahii hasrateiN mar gaiiN na jaaney kab dum ghuttney sey
*ab tou is jism meiN dil-e-bojhal ke siwaa kuch bhi nahii *
humaarey safar mein humarey saath bas dil-jali si fizaa nahi kuch tishnagi ki saa'ateiN kuch udaasiyoN ke lamheiN bhi heiN humeiN rozgaar-e-hayaat ney kai majbooriyoN mein jakarr diyaa so ye wujood tou apni jaga sahi, par Zindagi sey giley bhii heiN
Aesey hi mar mar ke aakhir kab taq jia kareiN chalo aao Zindagi sey koi tasfiyaa kareiN thori sii bhi aaey hunsii tou aansouN ke saath aur kaesi apni khushi ka hum sadqa diyaa kareiN
Roshni sey bohat pyaar tha to aankhoN ko roshan kar letey
bhala aandhiyon ke beech tumhey diye jalaa ke kya mila
nahi Zindagi ke falsafey meiN sab saans leney sey muttasil
jab dil ki dunya hi lut gai to tumhey sar bacha ke kya mila<O:p
Na sawaal kar na jawaab maang ke mujhey Zindagi ki kitaab mein ik baab bhi khushi ka mila nahi, meiN aakhir tujh ko sunaaoN kya
<O:p*tujhey kya khabar aey merey hamsfar, hey bisaat-e-jaaN dukhi kis qadar*
<O:p*dard hey bohat par hey be-nishaaN, tujhey zakhm apney dikhaaoN kya<O:p*
tujhay kia kahooN maiN ae'ey **zindghi **teRi ik pal ki khabaR nahi
maiN kaRooN yaqee'N bhi tu kis taRha teRay ik pal ki khabaR nahi
meRi khawa'ishooN ka ye silsila hai kahaN ta'lakye khabaR nahi
ye safaR sadi pe mu'heet hai meRi umeR aik pahaR nahi