kaun si aisi khushi hai jo mili ho ek baar — Farhat Ehsas

chaand bhi hairaan dariyaa bhi pareshaani mein hai
aks kis kaa hai ki itni raushni paani mein hai

ilaaj apnaa karaate phir rahe ho jaane kis kis se
mohabbat kar ke dekho naa mohabbat kyuun nahin karte

main ronaa chaahtaa huun khuub ronaa chaahtaa huun main
phir us ke baad gahri niind sonaa chaahtaa huun main

vo aql-mand kabhi josh mein nahin aataa
gale to lagtaa hai aaghosh mein nahin aataa

har gali kuche mein rone ki sadaa meri hai
shahr mein jo bhi huaa hai vo khataa meri hai

koi dariyaa ki taraf jaane ko tayyaar nahin
haath sab ke hain magar koi 'alam-daar nahin

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

intizaar aur dastakon ke darmiyaan kaTti hai umr
itni aasaani se to baab-e-hunar khultaa nahin

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai