sirf zinda rahne ko zindagi nahin kahte — Himayat Ali Shayar

zindagi ki baat sun kar kyaa kahein
ik tamannaa thi taqaazaa ban gai

suraj ko ye gham hai ki samundar bhi hai paayaab
yaa rab mire qulzum mein koi sail-e-ravaan aur

har taraf ik muhib sannaaTaa
dil dhaDaktaa to hai magar khaamosh

tujh se vafaa na ki to kisi se vafaa na ki
kis tarah intiqaam liyaa apne aap se

taariki mein lipTi hui pur-haul khamoshi
is aalam mein kyaa nahin mumkin jaagte rahnaa

main sochtaa huun is liye shaayad main zinda huun
mumkin hai ye gumaan haqiqat kaa gyaan de

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai