Rukhsat kar diya aaj kuch azizon ko

Rukhsat kar diya aaj kuch azizon ko,
Unki unki naukariyon se'.

Sirf umar ka yeh khel tha,
Koi shikayat nahi thi unki kabiliyat se'.

Yeh toh jahaan ki reet hai,
Hum koi alagh nahi hain iss reet se'.

Rukhsat ke jalse' mein unki tareefon ki jaise' barsaat ho rahi thi,
Magar poocha kisne' tha unke' dilon se'.
"Kya abhi bhi tum mein woh josh aur himmat hai?"

Hum bhi taliyan baja rahe' the',
Magar soch rahe' the' dil-o-dimag se'.

Kal humara bhi jashn-e-rukhsat hoga,
Ijaazat lena padega naa jaane' kitne' azizon se'.

Yeh mayoos kar dene wali soch lekar hum ghar laut gaye',
Milne ka intezaar kar rahein hain ab uss waqt se'.

Uske' aage' kya hoga aaj kise' hai fikar,
Josh salamat rahe' bas yahi fariyad hai uss Parvar Digar se'.