andaaza aadmi kaa kahaan gar na ho sharaab — Qalaq Merathi

naala kartaa huun log sunte hain
aap se meraa kuchh kalaam nahin

amn aur tere ahd mein zaalim
kis tarah khaak-e-rahguzar baiThe

har sang mein kaabe ke nihaan ishva-e-but hai
kyaa baani-e-islaam bhi ghaarat-gar-e-din thaa

ham us kuche mein uThne ke liye baiThe hain muddat se
magar kuchh kuchh sahaaraa hai abhi be-dast-o-paai kaa

be-takalluf maqaam-e-ulfat hai
daagh uTThe ki aabla baiThe

tu hai harjaai to apnaa bhi yahi taur sahi
tu nahin aur sahi aur nahin aur sahi

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

miri samajh mein aa gayaa har ek raaz-e-zindagi
jo dil pe choT paD gai to duur tak nazar gai

zindagi yuun to nayaa lafz nahin hai lekin
vaqt ke saath nae is ke ma'aani nikle

aankhein hain ek 'umr se girvi rakhi huiin
dukh kaa vo qarz hai ki utaaraa nahin gayaa