Nazm-e-runj

Phir aik zindagi ka alam bayan kernae bheta houn,
Phir aik khaghaz aur kalam saat liyae bheta houn,
Aj laykin mera yeh khaghaz num na ho,
Sub ansoun ko achi tarha khuskh ker k bheta houn

Bund darwazae hain jahan zindagi ka morr hai,
Kuch sahi sunaye na day , rooh mein itna shor hai,
Sahara mujhe chahiyae hee kyun ho,
Mera tu farashh hee kamzor hai.

Tairaaqi seekhi thi zaroor samandaroun mein kabhi,
Itnae baras beet janae per zinda houn tabhi,
Bheeg janae per bhi kabhi dooba nahi,
Laykin tufaan mein tum tairr k dekhlao tu sahi?

Bohat kuch ghalat howa hai yaad ata hai,
Maazi mera thumhae howae sholae ki aas bharata hai,
Murr ker dekhta houn tu yeh runj waheen nazar atae hain,
Jaisae mera saya merae peechae peecahe ata hai.

Kash mausum aur kismet ka koi rhista hota,
Badlata mausum tu phir badal jati kismet,
Phir yeh nazm-e-runj sirf aik kissa hota,
Kisi kitab-e-ghazal ka koi hissa hota.

Mujhe afsoos hai k yeh koi bemaari nahi,
Jis khisthi may mien houn ussmein koi sawari nahi,
Mujhe khisti chalanae mein maharat hoti hee kyun
Jub meri khisthi k neechae paani hee nahi.

Na janae kyun mein chahta houn khushioun mein hameshgi,
Jub yeh zindagi hamesha ki hai hee nahi.