gharib ko havas-e-zindagi nahin hoti — Waqar Manvi

bahut se gham chhupe honge hansi mein
zaraa in hansne vaalon ko TaTolo

dil mein jo mar jaae vo hai armaan
jo nikle armaan nahin hai

vaqaar' ai kaash meri umr mein shaamil na ki jaae
vo muddat haan vahi muddat jo guzri un ki furqat mein

kahaan milegi bhalaa is sitamgari ki misaal
taras bhi khaataa hai mujh par tabaah kar ke mujhe

hamaari zindagi kahne ki had tak zindagi hai bas
ye shiraaza bhi dekhaa jaae to barham hai barson se

saliqa bolne kaa ho to bolo
nahin to chup bhali hai lab na kholo

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

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

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