zindagi kashmakash-e-vaqt mein guzri apni — Ram Riyaz

tire intizaar mein is tarah miraa ahad-e-shauq guzar gayaa
sar-e-shaam jaise bisaat-e-dil koi khasta-haal sameT le

jo tere gham mein jale hain vo phir bujhe hi nahin
jab in ki raakh kuredo sharaare zinda hain

aansu jo bahein surkh to ho jaati hain aankhein
dil aisaa sulagtaa hai dhuaan tak nahin aataa

zindagi to sapnaa hai kaun 'raam' apnaa hai
kyaa kisi ko dukh denaa kyaa kisi kaa gham karnaa

ab kahaan vo pahli si fursatein mayassar hain
saaraa din safar karnaa saari raat gham karnaa

ham os ke qatre hain ki bikhre hue moti
dhokaa nazar aae to hamein rol ke dekho

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi ke bahut qarib na jaa
faasla kuchh to apne dhyaan mein rakh

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

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

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai