baDe dilchasp vaade the baDe rangin dhoke the — Khurshid Ahmad Jami

baDe dilchasp vaade the baDe rangin dhoke the
gulon ki aarzu mein zindagi shole uThaa laai

Urdu

بڑے دلچسپ وعدے تھے بڑے رنگین دھوکے تھے
گلوں کی آرزو میں زندگی شعلے اٹھا لائی

Hindi

बड़े दिलचस्प वादे थे बड़े रंगीन धोके थे
गुलों की आरज़ू में ज़िंदगी शोले उठा लाई

pahchaan bhi saki na miri zindagi mujhe
itni ravaa-ravi mein kahin saamnaa huaa

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

zindagaani ke hasin shahr mein aa kar 'jaami'
zindagaani se kahin haath milaae bhi nahin

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

koi halchal hai na aahaT na sadaa hai koi
dil ki dahliz pe chup-chaap khaDaa hai koi

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

sahar ke saath chale raushni ke saath chale
tamaam umr kisi ajnabi ke saath chale

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

yaad-e-maazi ki pur-asraar hasin galiyon mein
mere hamraah abhi ghuum rahaa hai koi

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

chamakte khvaab milte hain mahakte pyaar milte hain
tumhaare shahr mein kitne hasin aazaar milte hain

— Khurshid Ahmad Jami

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

— Malikzada Javed

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

— Ahmad Faraz

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

— Irfan Sattar

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

— Arshad Jamal Sarim

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

— Allama Iqbal

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

— Nazim Sultanpuri