jiinaa to alag baat hai marnaa bhi yahaan par — Khaavar Jilani

sabhi kirdaar thak kar so gae hain
magar ab tak kahaani chal rahi hai

vaqt guzar jaataa hai lekin dil ki ranjish
dil mein baiThi ki baiThi hi rah jaati hai

ik chingaari aag lagaa jaati hai ban mein aur kabhi
ek kiran se zulmat ko chhaT jaanaa paDtaa hai

yunhi bekaar main paDaa khud ko
kaar-aamad banaa rahaa huun main

vo kuchh se kuchh banaa Daalegaa taslimat ke maani
saliqa aa gayaa us ko agar inkaar karne kaa

banne vaali baat vahi hoti hai vo jo
bante bante yaksar banti rah jaati hai

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

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

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