Kisi ko hamne apna maana tha

Composed this for farewell function of a dear colleague:

Kisi ko hamne apna maana tha,

Woh ab alvida kehna chahte' hain.

Kisi ko apni iss zindagi ka ek hissa maana tha,

Woh ab yoonhi kisi aur raaste' par jaana chahte' hain.

             

Sochta hoon ki woh toh shayad kisi suhaane' safar ki tayyari kar rahe' hain,

Aur hum toh sirf unki khushi chahte' hain.

Apni iss nadaani par hamein hansi aati hai,

Kya apno ki khushaali hum nahi chahte' hain?

Zindagi ke' iss morh par, naa jaane aur kitne' apne' aur kitne' paraye' milenge',

Kya unn sab ko hum hamesha yoonhi dekhna chahenge'?                  

Apne' dil ko samjha kar hum aapko kehte' hain ab alvida,

Aur apne' dil se' kehte hain ke',

“Ae Khuda, unpar aapki meherbani hum hamesha dekhna chaahte' hain”.