bahaana DhunDte rahte hain koi rone kaa — Javed Akhtar

agar palak pe hai moti to ye nahin kaafi
hunar bhi chaahiye alfaaz mein pirone kaa

yahi haalaat ibtidaa se rahe
log ham se khafaa khafaa se rahe

hai paash paash magar phir bhi muskuraataa hai
vo chehra jaise ho TuuTe hue khilaune kaa

tab ham donon vaqt churaa kar laate the
ab milte hain jab bhi fursat hoti hai

main paa sakaa na kabhi is khalish se chhuTkaaraa
vo mujh se jiit bhi saktaa thaa jaane kyuun haaraa

isi jagah isi din to huaa thaa ye elaan
andhere haar gae zindabaad hindostaan