Mili thi zindagi mujhe shaan se,
Kisi ke kaam aane ke liye…
Par waqt beet raha hai yaaron,
Kagaz ke tukde kamane ke liye.
Kya karoge itne paise kama kar?
Na kafan mein jeb hai kisike,
Aur na kabr mein almari hai,
Ye maut ke farishte to rishwat bhi nahi lete.
Falsafa samjho na asraar-e-siyasat samjho,
Zindagi sirf hakiqat hai hakiqat samjho,
Jaane kis din ho hawayein bhi neelam yahan,
Aaj to saans bhi lete ho ghaneemat samjho.
Khwahish aisi karo ki aasman tak ja sako,
Dua aisi karo ki khuda ko pa sako,
Yun to jeene ke liye pal bahut kam hain,
Jiyo aise ki har pal mein zindagi pa sako.
Chale aao ab to subah ho chali hai,
Dil mein chhupa andhera mita lo yaaron,
Kidhar dekhte ho kamyabi yahan hai,
Momin ke dil ke gehrayion mein chupi hai.
Tu naye saal ki khushi mein jhumta ja aye Murad,
Tujhe to ilm nahi ke teri Zindagi kitni kam ho gayi,
Naye ujale ki chamak ne tujhko di aisi roshni,
Ke tu kafile dar kafile sab gam bhulata chala gaya.
Mat bhul ke kal tu bhi hoga us mehfil mein rab ke samne,
Aur darmiya logo ka kya hai, muh chhipa nikal jaenge,
Zard sayahi ban ke apni roshni ko pukhta ker,
Kal teri roshni se kayi aur roshan ho jaenge.
Padh likh kar khud ko aala samjhne lage,
Na samjha Quran aur fikr duniya ki karne lage,
Ki tarakki bahut tune, raaton ki neend ke evaz mein,
Lekin na jan paya jo Rab ne di thi tere liye.
Dusron ke alfaz mein tu mahir ho gaya,
Lekin Jo ki thi baat Rab ne tujhse Quran mein,
Tu nadaan usse mehruum reh gaya,
Abhi bhi waqt hai tham le kudko aye momeen,
Verna mit jaegea tu mitti mein milne se pehle.
Shukoon hai, wafa hai, ye meri dastan hai,
Bin tere har lamha andhera jahaan hai,
Likhi hai maine kayi dastan-e-ulfat,
Lekin ye dastan sabse alag, jahan ka paigam hai.
Jise karna hai raaz vo apni akal lagate hain,
Baat baat mein hum sabko ek duje se ladate hain,
Vo bote hain nafrat, aur hum use badhate hain,
Jab tak khud humare ghar, usi aag mein nahi jal jate hain.
Dukh to tab hota hai jab padhe likhe behek jate hain,
Bina kuch soche hi, bas ek taraf ho jate hain,
Kabhi desh, dharma ke naam pe hum ek ho jate hain,
Kabhi chhoti si baat pe aapas mein hi bheed jate hain.