zindagi se to khair shikva thaa — Naresh Kumar Shad

mahfil un ki saaqi un kaa
aankhein apni baaqi un kaa

tufaan-e-gham ki tund havaaon ke baavajud
ik sham-e-aarzu hai jo ab tak bujhi nahin

ye soch kar bhi hans na sake ham shikasta-dil
yaaraan-e-gham-gusaar kaa dil TuuT jaaegaa

tu mire gham mein na hansti hui aankhon ko rulaa
main to mar mar ke bhi ji saktaa huun meraa kyaa hai

tiraa hijr meraa nasib hai tiraa gham hi meri hayaat hai
mujhe teri duuri kaa gham ho kyon tu kahin bhi ho mire paas hai

itnaa bhi naa-umid dil-e-kam-nazar na ho
mumkin nahin ki shaam-e-alam ki sahar na ho

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa

umr bhar jis ke liye peT se baandhe patthar
ab vo gin gin ke khilaataa hai nivaale mujh ko