is dafa to zindagi jaldi mein thi — Navin Joshi

ranj yuun raah-e-masaafat mein mile
kuchh kamaae kuchh viraasat mein mile

rah gae kitne kirdaar bhitar mire
mere bhitar miraa qaafila rah gayaa

yahi daaimi mashghala hai hamaaraa
nai chiiz le lo puraani milaa do

nishaan raahi ke raahon pe ho na ho lekin
nishaan raahon ke aksar mileinge raahi pe

mohabbat faqat lafz thaa ek khaali
ye kis ne kahaa thaa maaani milaa do

kuchh vaqt zaraa aur nahar duudh ki legi
farhaad ko tesha nahin manzur huaa hai

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

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

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

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