Ek tabbassum si chamak thi teri aankhon mein,
ki tujhe us samundar ka kinara na mila,
mehfil sazi thi, bahut log the vahan,
lekin us bheed mein bhi apno ka sahara na mila.
Wo ek khat jo tune kabhi likha hi nahi,
Mai roz baith ke uska jawab likhta hoon,
Gar ke likhe the humne bhi do char khat tere liye,
lekin kya karein behti fizaon ko ghar apka na mila.
Kuch baat keh gaye vo bas yu hi muskura kar,
Ye bhi na jaan paye kya dard guzri hum par,
Sitam seh gaye hum bas yu hi muskura kar,
Per chehre pe unke na aane di shikan bhar.
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.
Ye udasi, ye shikan chehre par kyun hai,
Koi zakhm thodi na hai jo dikha duoon tujhko,
Arsa hua tujhe muskurata dekhe hue aye dil,
Jhuti hansi thodi na hai jo hansa doon tujhko.
Ek chhoti si bachchi Maa se bichhad kar aayi thi,
Thodi si mayuus aur bahut jyada ghabrai thi.
Maine pyar se use god mein uthaya,
Uski aankhon ke aansu pochh gale se lagaya,
Uska subakna mujhe dekha na gya,
Use seene se laga mathe pe bosa dia,
Use thoda behla kar dilasa dia.
Kuch nadaan the khade, karke aankhein badi,
Unki nigahon mein mere liye thi nafrat bhari,
Ek ne keh hi dia, khamoshiyon ko karke juda,
Sharam nahi aati, bachchi hai vo rehem mere khuda,
Dareendagi chhodo, insan ho ya haivaan.
Tumhari wajah se hai insaneeyat badnam.
Maine tawajjo na dia, dil hi dil muskurata raha,
Galti to unki bhi nahi, zamane mein hai zeher bhada,
Bhai ko gale laga kar ek bhai badnam ho gya,
Mohabbat kisi makhlook se karna bhi ab gunah ho gaya.
Kisse baat karun ki sab bezuban hai,
Aaj ke daur mein fariste ab anjaan hai,
Jo tu kare vo hum kare, ye tera manna hoga,
Apni marzi pe hum chale ye tujhe janna hoga,
Aaj kal bheed mein bhi tanha sa mujhe kyun lagta hai,
Apno ke bich mein bhi darr sa mujhe kyun lagta hai,
Ek maa hai meri jiski god mein khudko mehfuz tha paya,
Aur ek maa hai jiske naam pe faila hai dehshat ka saaya,
Kisko samjhau , ya kisko manau, yha sab log apne hai,
Unki nafrat se bade kuch masumo ke sapne hai.