koi shai ek si nahin rahti — Salman Akhtar

kaise ho kyaa hai haal mat puchho
mujh se mushkil savaal mat puchho

kuchh to apne liye bhi rakhnaa hai
zakhm auron ko kyuun dikhaaein sab

ham jo pahle kahin mile hote
aur hi apne silsile hote

zindagi is qadar kaThin kyuun hai
aadmi ki bhalaa khataa kyaa hai

ye alag baat ki vo mujh se khafaa rahtaa hai
main ik insaan huun aur mujh mein khudaa rahtaa hai

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

saans letaa huun to dam ghuTtaa hai
kaisi be-dard havaa hai yaaro

vaqt kaa ye moD kaisaa hai ki tujh se mil ke bhi
tujh ko kho dene kaa gham kuchh aur gahraa ho gayaa

ye main thaa yaa mire andar kaa khauf thaa jis ne
tamaam umar di tanhaai ki sazaa mujh ko