Zindagi ki ek ajeeb rasm ada ki humne' aaj

Composed this for farewell function of a dear colleague:

Zindagi ki ek ajeeb rasm ada ki humne' aaj,

Unko kaam se' alagh kiya aaj.

Umar ho gayi thi unki woh,

Ab iss mahaul se' dooor chale' gaye' woh.

  

Unki nazron mein aaj bhi ek umeed thi,

 Shayad wapas bula lenge' unko hum.

Unki umar ho gayi toh kya hua,

Mann mein abhi bhi chalte' rehne' ki aarzoo salaamat thi.

Hum unhe' dekhte' hue' bhi dekh nahi paa rahe' the',

Aur unke' dilon mein kya beet rahi thi,

Yeh theek se' samajh bhi nahi paa rahe' the'.

Ek din hum bhi zindagi ki iss ajeeb rasm ko nibhayenge',

Aur iss rang bhare' mehfil ko alvida kahenge',

Jaane woh pal bhi kaise' beete' ga,

Jab humari nazron mein naa jaane' ka woh ishara hoga.