Tanha rehna sikh raha hoon,
Mar kar jeena sikh raha hoon,
Paa kar khona sikh liya hai,
khokar pana sikh raha hoon.
Sabar ko apni rah bana kar,
Kanton par chalna sikh raha hoon,
Aakhon mein bhar ke gam ke moti,
Pyas ko peena sikh raha hoon,
Jeene ke hain ajeeb takaze;
Zinda rehna sikh raha hoon.
Dil bechain tha par ise kinara na mila,
Machalti raaton mein tere husn ka sahara na mila,
Log peete hai ishq me khud ko mita lene ko,
Hume to Ishq mein doobe the unke kuch is kadar,
kambakht phir bhi unki nigahon ka paimana na mila.
Samundar ki gehrai mein utar kar humne dekha,
Aasman mein Badal ko safar karte dekha,
Behekti Hawaon ko machalte humne dekha,
Teri parchhai mein bhi simat kar humne dekha.
Na sukoon paya, na is dil ko Rahat mili,
Bebas tanhai mein bhi na Manzil mili,
Kahin ruk kar, thak kar raste par baitha,
Palat kar humne sunnaton ko dekha,
Jise Chhod Manzil mein aage badhe the,
Bina patwar Darya mein kashti dale the,
Mauka tha ,Waqt bhi sath tha mere,
Jo thamli seedhi Kamyabi ki humne.
kya pata jo kal maine palat kar jo dekha,
kabr ki Kaid mein khud ko jakra paya,
Na waqt tha sath na mai afsos kar paya,
Un haseen lamhon ko door chhod
Khaufnak Aangaron mein khudko paya.
Abhi bhi waqt hai aye mere doston,
Nafs ki haseen kaid se nikal jao doston,
warna kamyabi ki raah par tu bhul jaega,
Jindagi na jeene ke gam mein pachhtaega.
Mere har alfaz dikhate hain aaena tujhko,
Jinki hoti hai neeyat jaisi, vo paate hain vaisa khudko,
Sheher ye mera hai, yhan sab apne hai log,
Tu apna na mane to mai kya kahun tujhko.
Nadaan dhundhe shukoon aasman mein,
Jo mehfil hai saji, chamakte jahan mein,
Sheher ye mera hai, yhan sab apne hain log,
Tu apna na mane to mai kya kahun tujhko.
Momeen hai na tu, to phir kyun chillata hai,
Kyun bevajah khudka hi tamasha banata hai,
Jo tera hai vo tujhe mil kar rahega, kyun ghabrata hai,
Ya khudki sunle ya uski jo tujhe farishton se bhi afzal batlata hai.
Nibhae rishte ki bewajah Apne mila nahi karte,
Nasihatein milti bohot, madad sahi nahi milte,
Kuch soch kar likha tha ye fasana humne,
Kuch jumle purane the badal dale humne,
Khuli aankhon mein khwab the, sambhal na saki,
Aankhein band hui to Manzil bhut door thi,
Phir jakar kahin samajh aaya is naadan ko,
Sirf sapne dekhne se manzil mila nahi karte.
Baagi mat ban tu is samaj mein aye nadaan,
Ye tera ghar hi to hai , isse kyun hai tu anjaan,
Kisi shaakh pe koi ullu to kya vo uska ghar hoga,
Parinde hai udd jaenge subah saadik se pehle.
Tu chal tujhe dikhlau kitni bheed hai is mehfil mein,
Bas afsos hai ke “aawaz” hai, lekin sabke dil mein,
Mujhe na darr hai na khauf hai kyuki mai “zinda” hoon,
bas gam hai ki kuch na kar pane par sharminda hoon.
Tu kyun ghut kar mar raha, kyun jal raha,
kuch jaalimon ke hath ka putla ban raha,
na rakh koi bair apne dlil mein apno ke liye,
milkar roke jo ye jamana jal raha.
Bohot seh liye dard-e-dil ka haal humne,
Aao ab use hum bhula kar to dekhein,
Bohot baha liye aansu is gum mein humne,
Aao aaj sath mil kar muskura kar to dekhein.
Bohot rangeen hai ye duniya, na jane kitne rang hai isme,
Aao hum bhi kuch rang laga kar to dekhein,
Baharon ke rango se bhar lo jholi apni,
Chalo ek bar phir se muskura kar to dekhein.