Marasim

Din kuchh aise guzaarata hai koi
Jaise ehasaan utaarata hai koi

Aina dekhakar tasalli hui
Hamako is ghar men jaanata hai koi

Pak gaya hai shajar pe fal shaayad
Fir se patthar uchhaalata hai koi

Ek puraana mausam lauta, yaad bhari purawaai bhi
Aisa to kam hi hota hai wo bhi ho tanahaai bhi

Yaadon ki bauchhaaron se jab palaken bhigane lagati hai
Kitani saundhi lagati hai tab maazi ki rusawaai bhi

Jindagi yun hui basar tanaha
Kaafila saath aur safr tanaha

Apane saaye se chaunk jaate hain
Umr gujri hai is kadar tanaha

Raatabhar bolate hain sannaate
Raat kaate koi kidhar tanaha

Wo khat ke purje uda raha tha
Hawaaon ka rukh dikha raha tha

Kuchh aur bhi ho gaya numaaya
Main apana likha mita raha tha

Usi ka imaan badal gaya hai
Kabhi jo mera khuda raha tha

Shaam se ankh men namin si hai
Aj fir ap ki kami si hai

Dafn kar do hamen ke saans mile
Nabj kuchh der se thami si hai
Aj fir …

Wakt rahata nahin kahin tikakar
Isaki adat bhi adami si hai
Aj fir …

Haath chhute bhi to rishte nahin chhoda karate
Wakt ke shaakh se lamhen nahin toda karate

Jisaki awaaj men silawat hi nigaahon men shikan
Aisi taswir ke tukade nahin joda karate

Ankhon men jal raha hai kyon bujhata nahin dhuan
Uthhata to hai ghata sa barasata nahin dhuan

Chulhen nahin jalaaye ya basti hi jal gi
Kuchh roj ho gaye hain ab uthhata nahin dhuan