aik chota sa diya, aik ghar ko raakh ker gaya
aik nadaa’n sa dil, zindagi ko barbaad ker gaya
Sadiyon se qaid thha, dil mein aik toofaan
Aaj poore jism ko, be-bus ker gaya
Husrat si uttTi thi dil mein, soch keh uske baare mein
aik chota sa nadaa’n sa dil, zeethh ko be kaar ker gaya
Aankhon ki baat kabhi, mein honton par na la saki
zindagi ki is lajja se dil, ashkon ki bahaar ker gaya
Ya to mein hi usse, samajh na saki
ya woh samajhne mein, ghalti ker gaya
Mene to kehna chaha tha, par khhof tha bohat dil mein
agar dosti keh is rishte ko bhi, woh be-naam ker gaya
Sowoo’n to khwab uske, jagoon to sapne
mere dil mein aa keh apni hi mehel ko, woh raakh ker gaya
Zindagi mein hi jannat dikhaayee, jeevan mein jeena
phir zindagi ko jahannum bana keh, khud ko anjaan ker gaya
Aankhon mein sapne uske, honton pe ussi ki baatein
woh ajnabi thha lekin, dil ko ura le gaya
Ya to tum hi “nida”, kuch keh na sakeen
ya woh samajhne mein, der ker gaya
by my friend
–Nida Khan