ik khalish ko haasil-e-umr-e-ravaan rahne diyaa — Adeeb Saharanpuri

hazaar baar iraada kiye baghair bhi ham
chale hain uTh ke to aksar gae usi ki taraf

manzilein na bhuleinge raah-rau bhaTakne se
shauq ko ta'alluq hi kab hai paanv thakne se

apne apne hauslon apni talab ki baat hai
chun liyaa ham ne unhein saaraa jahaan rahne diyaa

baandh kar ahd-e-vafaa koi gayaa hai mujh se
ai miri umr-e-ravaan aur zaraa aahista

raahat ki justuju mein khushi ki talaash mein
gham paalti hai umr-e-gurezaan nae nae

yahi mahr o maah o anjum ko gila hai mujh se yaa-rab
ki unhein bhi chain miltaa jo mujhe qaraar hotaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

adaa huaa na qarz aur vajud khatm ho gayaa
main zindagi kaa dete dete suud khatm ho gayaa

ai shahr-e-sitam-zaad tiri umr baDi ho
kuchh aur bataa naql-e-makaani ke alaava

umr bhar tujh ko dekhne par bhi
zauq-e-nazzaara kam nahin hotaa