zindagi yuun hui basar tanhaa — Gulzar

kitni lambi khaamoshi se guzraa huun
un se kitnaa kuchh kahne ki koshish ki

jis ki aankhon mein kaTi thiin sadiyaan
us ne sadiyon ki judaai di hai

ham ne aksar tumhaari raahon mein
ruk kar apnaa hi intizaar kiyaa

koi khaamosh zakhm lagti hai
zindagi ek nazm lagti hai

haath chhuTein bhi to rishte nahin chhoDaa karte
vaqt ki shaakh se lamhe nahin toDaa karte

aap ke baa'd har ghaDi ham ne
aap ke saath hi guzaari hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai