zindagi bhar dar-o-divaar sajaae jaaein — Hasan Jameel

ye raushni yunhi aaghosh mein nahin aati
charaagh ban ke munDeron pe jalnaa paDtaa hai

kitni be-rang thi duniyaa mire khvaabon ki 'jamil'
us ko dekhaa hai to aankhon mein ujaalaa huaa hai

maalum huaa kaise khizaan aati hai gul par
sikhaa hai bikharnaa tire inkaar se main ne

abhi vo khud ko hi dekhe jaataa hai aaine mein
abhi kisi se use mohabbat nahin hui hai

'hasn-jamil' tiraa ghar agar zamin pe hai
to phir ye kis liye gum aasmaan mein tu hai

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

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

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa