Koi aziz aaj intekaal farma gaya

Koi aziz aaj intekaal farma gaya,
Gaye' the' uske' janaaze' pe'.

Ghum mein doobe' kai log mile',
Ashkon ki jaise' barsaat ho rahi thi.

Magar kuch yeh bhi keh rahe' the',
Unhone' achi umar guzaar li,
Ab Khuda ne' unhe' saari taqleefon se' azaadi baksh di.

Mera bhi mann kuch mayoos tha,
Unhone' mujhe' naa jaane' kitni duayein bakshi thi.

Mila toh unse' kabhi kabhi tha,
Magar uss buzurg ne' har waqt meri khairiyat ki duayein ki thi.

Hum shayad yeh faisla kar hi nahi paayeinge',
Ke' humein aaj mayoosi ke' lamhe' naseeb hue',
Ya Khuda ke' iss faisle' ko khushi se' kabool karna chahiye'?

Haan yeh zindagi toh aane' jaane' ka doosra naam hai,
Iss haqiqat ko naa chahte' hue' bhi,
Khushi khushi kabool karna chahiye'.  

Raahon par saath chalte' chalte'

Raahon par saath chalte' chalte',
Kuch humsafar kitne' kareeb ho jaate' hain.

Lagta hai jaise',
Woh koi gair nahi apne' hi hain.

Zindagi ka yeh safar kitna mushkil kyon naa ho,
Kuch humsafar ke' badaulat,
Yeh raahein kisi gulistaan ki tarah lagne' lagte' hain.

Ek-a-ek kisi morh par,
Kisi ka saath yoonhi khatm ho jaata hai.

Manzilein apni apni alagh ho jaate' hain,
Majboorian aur halaat bhi apne' asar dikhaate' hain.

Woh raahein jo kabhi kisi gulistaan ki tarah lagte' the',
Ab kisi registaan ki tarah lagne' lagte' hain.

Suhaani shaam bhi kadi dhoop mein badal jaati hai,
Aur halki si thokar bhi,
Koi kayamat lagne' lagti hai.

Akele' chalte' rehne' ki aadat,
Ab seekh hi leni  chahiye',

Magar mil jaane' par,
Aise' sachche' humsafar ki kadar karte' rehni bhi chahiye'.

Kya pata aur kya khabar?
Kab uska saath khatm ho jaaye'?
Iski fikar toh kabhi karni hi nahi chahiye'.