kuchh der to Dare tiri jaadugari se ham — Amaan Ali Khan

khush-nasibi hai tumhaari sar pe hai jo maan kaa haath
ham yatimon ko pata hai ye du'aa kyaa chiiz hai

shab-e-gham ki yuun bhi main kartaa huun 'izzat
ye shab 'umr mein mujh se kaafi baDi hai

us ne rakkhaa thaa haath saahil par
tab se dariyaa mein bhi sharaare hain

main ne dafnaae vaaldain apne
mujh se puchho ki hausla kyaa hai

saath jab chhoD gae meraa tum ai kuza-gar
khud ko majburi mein phir khud hi taraashaa main ne

dhuein ne bhinch di chikhein tabhi pata ye chalaa
ki ghar mein ek daricha bahut zaruri hai

donon ke dil mein khauf thaa maidaan-e-jang mein
donon kaa khauf faasla thaa darmiyaan kaa

leaderi chaaho to lafz-e-qaum hai mehmaan-navaaz
gap-navison ko aur ahl-e-mez ko raazi karo

zindagi ik imtihaan hai imtihaan kaa Dar nahin
ham andheron se guzar kar raushni kahlaaeinge

ye dil-fareb charaaghaan ye qahqahon ke hujum
main Dar rahaa huun ab is shahar se guzarte hue

ajiib khauf kaa aalam hai apne chaaron taraf
safar mein lagtaa hai ye aakhiri safar to nahin

saal guzar jaataa hai saaraa
aur calender rah jaataa hai