Umeedon ke sahaare' zindagani kat rahi hai

Umeedon ke sahaare' zindagani kat rahi hai,
"Aaj ki baat aur hai,
Kal toh kuch nirala hoga."
Aise' aise' khyalon ke sahaare' pal pal beet raha hai.

Woh kal jo beet gaya, koi bura nahi tha,
Aaj ke' motabik woh bhi toh aisa hi tha,
Magar aaj toh aane' waale' kal ka intezaar ho raha hai.

Peeche murr murr kar dekhna shayad zinda dilon ki ada nahi,
Jo beet gaya woh beet gaya,
Usse' yaad karna humare' shaan ke' khilaaf hai.

Magar unn beete' hue' palon mein kuch raaz zaroor chhipe' honge',
Unn raaz ko samajhna bhi toh zaroori hai.

Haan, jo halaat unn beete' hue' palon ke' peeche' the',
Woh halaat aaj kuch alagh hi hain,
Magar phir bhi koi naa koi,
Sabak hum sabhi ko sikha jaata hai.

Inn saare' sabak ko samajh lena hi,
Zindagi ka doosra naam hai,
Magar afsos, hum mein se' kitne' hain jo yeh samajh lete' hain?
Shayad yahi badkismeti ka doosra naam hai.

Inn saare' sabak par umeed ki chadar laga kar ab kal ka intezaar karein,
Yahi joshile' andaaz se' chalte' rehne' ka ek raaz hai.