vahi diyaa ki thiin aajiz havaaein jin se 'umar' — Umar Ansari

aksar huaa hai ye ki khud apni talaash mein
aage nikal gae hain had-e-maa-sivaa se bhi

baahar baahar sannaaTaa hai andar andar shor bahut
dil ki ghani basti mein yaaro aan base hain chor bahut

uThaa ye shor vahin se sadaaon kaa kyun-kar
vo aadmi to sunaa apne ghar mein tanhaa thaa

buraa sahi main pa niyat buri nahin meri
mire gunaah bhi kaar-e-savaab mein likhnaa

chhup kar na rah sakegaa vo ham se ki us ko ham
pahchaan leinge us ki kisi ik adaa se bhi

us ik diye se hue kis qadar diye raushan
vo ik diyaa jo kabhi baam-o-dar mein tanhaa thaa

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

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

ishq ke mazmun the jin mein vo risaale kyaa hue
ai kitaab-e-zindagi tere havaale kyaa hue

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

ye raah-e-talab yaaro gumraah bhi karti hai
saamaan usi kaa thaa jo be-sar-o-saamaan thaa