jidhar jaate hain sab jaanaa udhar achchhaa nahin lagtaa — 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

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham