जिन्दगी

zindagi aajkal tu kahan hai

tere bina thanda sa chulha hai
bada sust sa dhuaN hai

zindagi aajkal tu kahan hai

na daftar mein milti hai
na bistar pe hoti hai
virsa koi gham hai
seene pe dhoti hai

na bazaar o ghar mein
na shakh o shjar pe
na janiye kaun se kis bhanwar mein
kyonkar hui lapata hai

zindagi aajkal tu kahan hai

besabab khud se hi roothkar
kaun jata hai yun chootkar

ye be khyali hai, kya bachpana hai

zindagi aajkal tu kahan hai

ye kaisa ruaansaN jama hai
sar e chashm bikhre hain shikve
pas e jism uthta dhuan hai

go ki ai zindgai
mujhko aata nahin hai yakin
zindagi tu wahi hai wahi

jo kuch saal pehle kitni hasiN thi
nahin zindgai tu to aisi nahiN thi

apne sanche mein hi gal gayi kaise
tu itni badal gayi kasie

waqt se pehle hi pak gayi ho
chaal se apni jyon thak gayi ho

thahar sa gaya hai goya
tere chehre se hadsa beeta nahin hai
teri aankhoN mein
ab kuch bhi jeeta nahin hai

aaja aankhoN ke chumbak jila le
dard mein apne mujhko mila le
mujh se apna woh vada nibha le
ek din meri dyodhi pe aakar kabhi
mere saath ek mausam bita le

tujhse milna hai, tujhmein risna hai
phir tere sath shabhar bhatkna hai

pal bhar ki fursat mein har pal jalana hai

tere naam kai khat likhkar
bhool betha tha kone mein rakhkar
safha dar safha, har khat tujhe
padhkar sunana hai

baithkar tere kadmoN mein paiham
beete dino ka ye sab gham
tere aage bahana hai

tu bata tujhe kab aana hai

tu jo aana to aankhon ko dho lena
ab jo aana to jeebhar ke ro lena

mujhko daman apne chupa lena
mere kandhe pe sar rakh ke so lena

main ne barsoN ke kisse bichaye hueN hain
apni giriya ke ankur ugaye hueN hain

jeebh par ek dafa rakh kar dekhna
mere aahsooN zara chakh kar dekhna

bahut pheeke pheeke milenge
neem se ye bhi jeete milenge

aa in mein apni sansoN ka
batashoN sa sona mila de
apna bhoola sa chehra dikha de

waqt soona jo soya pada hai
dabe paon chupke se aakar
yak b yak ise chauka de

apni aahat se chaukhat saja de

barf ke tukde sa gal raha hai badan
aajkal tujhmein uljha hai mera sukhan

is dundhalke ki girah khol de
de ke ek gunguni si chuan

in andheroN mein noor ghol de

ye furkat ki bimariyaN hain
inki tu hi fakat ek dava hai
jaldi ye nabz aa thaam le
zindagi tu chahe jahaN hai!