kab khabar thi ki hayaat-e-'ashraf' — Meem Maroof Ashraf

kisi ke yaad karne kaa agar hoti sabab hichki
miraa mahbub ho kar ke pareshaan mar gayaa hotaa

sochtaa huun kyaa miraa bantaa khudaa ke saamne
gar na hotaa yaa-rasulullah sahaaraa aap kaa

bahut aasaan lafzon mein ye us ne kah diyaa ham se
nahin tum se mohabbat jaao jo karnaa hai so kar lo

jab bhi chumaa hai tire honTon ko
jism se un ko judaa jaanaa hai

abhi to aur baDhegi ye tishnagi dil ki
abhi to aur bhi zyaada vo yaad aaeinge

main tum se duur rah kar kis tarah ye tum ko samjhaaun
ki mujh se duur rah kar kis qadar ho tum akeli

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

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

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