abhi sitaaron mein baaqi hai zindagi ki ramaq — Afroz Alam

har khvaab shikasta hai taamir-e-nasheman kaa
har subh ke maathe par baazaar ki garmi hai

ye khulaa jism khule baal ye halke malbus
tum nai subh kaa aaghaaz karoge shaayad

tumhaari guftugu se aas ki khushbu chhalakti hai
jahaan tum ho vahaan pe zindagi maalum hoti hai

gum-sum saa khaDaa hai koi darvaaza-e-dil par
is shaam kaa manzar to dil-aavez bahut hai

main zehni taur pe aavaara hotaa jaataa huun
mire shuur mujhe apni had ke andar khinch

sataati hai tumhaari yaad jab mujh ko shab-e-hijraan
mujhe khud apni hasti ajnabi maalum hoti hai

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

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

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

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