Arz kiya hai....

Dil me toofan tha
Aur man becchain tha
Unjaan ghatna se hum bekhabar the
Aarzoo thi unse baat karne ki
Kya hua yeh jaanne ki

Chhar roz gujharte jaise cchar yug beetein
Phir bhi humari aas nahin tutein
Unke waadein hur baar yaad aaye
Wah bewafa honge yeh dil nahin maane
Zindagi unke bina jiye nahin jaaye
Jhooth ka sahara ab liye nahin jaaye
Ek hi raasta nazar ab aaye
Eh maalik, teri duniya me ab dil nahin lage

Humari zindagi nahin humare haath me
Jo khuda cchahta hai wahi hota hai unt mke
Maut ke mukh se wapas hum laute
Usi zindagi me jo ab hai maut se bhi badtar

Kucch raaz khul gaye jab rahe maut ke darwaaze
Sacchai ko gale lagaya dil ko mazboot karke
Hum sab kasoor hodhe apne hi sar pe
Lekin unke daaman pe daag nahin lagaye

Shatranj ka khel khela gaya humse
Duniya ne jab kiya saamna unse
Aakar kucch aur hi bataya gaya humse
Aur unki bewafai phenki gayee mukh pe

Hum bahoot kamzor the dil ke halat se
Unki zubaan se sacch sunna cchahte the
Unke inkaar se tadap ke rah gaye
Ek baar phir jeewan se haar gaye

Unke sab nishaan ccheen liye gaye
Unki cchitthiyan le gayee jhor se
Aapne dostton ke saamne be-izzat kiye gaye
Pinjare me pancchi ki tarah
Phadfadate hi rah gaye

Humne haath jod aapna kasoor mana
Aur us kasoor ki mangi sazaa
"Aapne jeewan se phenk do humko
Aur kardo humko pariwar me badnaam"

Shayad humari sazaa yehi hai
Jisko aapni aatma arpan ki
Aapna humsafar aur humnawaz mana
Wah bhi hume kasoor war kahta hai

Humare jajhbaat ki koi bayan nahin
Humare pyar ki koi jhubaan nahin
Yeh dil hi sirf gawah hai
Yeh pyar kitna pavitra hai napaak nahin

Door hi se saath cchaha tha
Unke pyar ki cchaon cchahi thi
Gham ka pahad nahin cchaha tha
Khushiyon ki bahar hi cchahi thi


- ZAIN SHAH