tamaam umr akele mein tujh se baatein kiin — Khursheed Rizvi

is e'tiraaf se ras ghul rahaa hai kaanon mein
vo e'tiraaf jo us ne abhi kiyaa bhi nahin

bas dariche se lage baiThe rahe ahl-e-safar
sabza jaltaa rahaa aur yaad-e-vatan aati rahi

maut ki ek alaamat hai agar dekhaa jaae
ruuh kaa chaar anaasir pe savaari karnaa

jo tamaam umr rahaa sabab ki talaash mein
vo tiri nigaah mein be-sabab nahin aa sakaa

ham teri tabiat ko 'khurshid' nahin samjhe
patthar nazar aataa thaa royaa to bahut royaa

jo shakhs na royaa thaa tapti hui raahon mein
divaar ke saae mein baiThaa to bahut royaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

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

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