zindagi parchhaaiyaan apni liye — Nushur Wahidi

duniyaa ki bahaaron se aankhein yuun pher liin jaane vaalon ne
jaise koi lambe qisse ko paDhte paDhte uktaa jaae

hazaar shama farozaan ho raushni ke liye
nazar nahin to andheraa hai aadmi ke liye

khaak aur khuun se ik shama jalaai hai 'nushur'
maut se ham ne bhi sikhi hai hayaat-aaraai

diyaa khaamosh hai lekin kisi kaa dil to jaltaa hai
chale aao jahaan tak raushni maalum hoti hai

sarak kar aa gaiin zulfein jo in makhmur aankhon tak
main ye samjhaa ki mai-khaane pe badli chhaai jaati hai

aghyaar ko gul-pairahani ham ne ataa ki
apne liye phulon kaa kafan ham ne banaayaa

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

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein