maut kaa kyaa kaam jab is shahr mein — Kashif Husain Ghair

na ham vahshat mein apne ghar se nikle
na sahraa apni viraani se niklaa

bane hain kaam sab uljhan se mere
yahi atvaar hain bachpan se mere

zindagi mein kasak zaruri thi
ye khalaa pur tiri kami se huaa

haal puchhaa na kare haath milaayaa na kare
main isi dhuup mein khush huun koi saaya na kare

kyaa chaahti hai ham se hamaari ye zindagi
kyaa qarz hai jo ham se adaa ho nahin rahaa

mere andar kaa shor hai mujh mein
varna baahar to khaamushi hai yahaan

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

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

umr-bhar jis ke liye aankhein rahi hain farsh-e-raah
vo ajal kaa qaasid-e-farkhanda-gaam aa hi gayaa

zindagi zor hai ravaani kaa
kyaa thamegaa bahaav paani kaa