zindagi karnaa vo mushkil fan hai 'ashhar' haashmi — Ashhar Hashmi

us se milne ki talab mein ji liye kuchh aur din
vo bhi khud biite dinon se bar-sar-e-paikaar thi

vahin ke pattharon se puchh meraa haal-e-zindagi
main reza reza ho ke jis dayaar mein bikhar gayaa

rahguzar bhi tiri pahle thi ajnabi
har gali ab tiri rahguzar ho gai

meri duniyaa mein samundar kaa kahin naam nahin
phir ghaTaa pheinkti hai mujh pe ye patthar kaise

'ashhar' kahin qarib hi taarik ghaar hai
jugnu ki raushni ko vahin chal ke chhoD dein

tiraa ghurur jhuk ke jab milaa mire vajud se
na jaane meri kamtari kaa chehra kyuun utar gayaa

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

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

khvaab aur tamannaa kaa kyaa hisaab rakhnaa hai
khvaahishein hain sadiyon ki umr to zaraa si hai

chalaa gayaa jo mujhe chhoD kar na jaane kahaan
main us ke naam pe ye zindagi guzaarun kyon