aaj to aise bijli chamki baarish aai khiDki bhigi — Mukesh Aalam

khaak huun uDtaa huun sach hai ki main aavaara-mizaaj
paani hotaa bhi to sailaab mein dekhaa jaataa

chaahne vaalo pyaar mein thoDi aazaadi bhi laazim hai
dekho meraa phuul ziyaada dekh-bhaal se TuuT gayaa

mujhe duniyaa ke taanon par kabhi ghussa nahin aataa
nadi ki tah mein jaa ke saare patthar baiTh jaate hain

kitni bhi pyaari ho har ik shai se ji uktaa jaataa hai
vaqt ke saath to chamkile zevar bhi kaale paD jaate hain

use manaane mein ham ne ganvaa diyaa us ko
ki shisha TuuT gayaa dhuul saaf karte hue

ek ujaale ne mujhe jaltaa huaa dekh liyaa
varna main ab bhi usi taab mein dekhaa jaataa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe