Mashq

barson baad bar-nok-e-zaban rahta hai koi sher
phir ek din

us ke jaane pahchane hazar martaba dohrae hue alfaz ke andar
khul jata hai maani ka ek naya darwaza

aur rah jate hain hum hakka-bakka
jis mafhum par sar dhunte aae the kal tak kitna sathi kitna adhura tha wo

shukr karte hain ki nahin puchh liya kisi ne hum se is sher ka matlab
satya-nas kar Dalte achchhe bhale sher ka in nae maani ke baghair hum

yahi kuchh hota hai zindagi mein pesh aane wale
waqiat o hadsat ke sath bhi

jo kuchh bit gaya aur bit raha hai hum par
der tak raaz hi nahin khulta us ki ahmiyat ka

be-maqsad ho raha hai ye sab kuchh
ya is ka hamare mustaqbil aur muqaddar se bhi talluq hai kuchh

phir parda sa haTta hai aur ho jate hain hum gharq-e-hairat
kitna mahdud tha hamara naqd-e-ilm

aur kin mughaaliton mein paDe hue the hum
mujhe to KHugar sa bana diya hai roz-marra ki is hairani o pareshani ne

nae se naya sadma sahne ko tayyar rahta hun subh o sham
apni jahaalat ke inkishaf par

one-day cricket to shauq se dekhte hain aap bhi
yun samajhiye ki mashq tha guzishta kal ka match aaj ke match ki

mashq hai aaj ka match aane wale kal ke liye
aur kal jo match hoga apni jagah wo final hi kyun na ho

mashq hoga parson ke match ki
haDDiyan gal gain itni sada si baat samajhte samajhte

ki har din tulu hota hai apne sath ek naya sawal ek naya challenge le kar
aur mutaliba karta hai hum se ek nae jawab ek nae tarz-e-amal ka

na to zindagi hi jamid hai na zindagi ka KHaliq KHuda
zindagi bahte dariya ki tarah badalti rahti hai har lahza qaem-o-daem rahte hue

aur nit-nai taKHliq mein masruf KHuda bhi nahin hota kabhi pahle wala KHuda
jab zindagi aur us ke KHaliq hi ki kaya kalp hoti rahti hai yun

to ashaar hon ya waqiat o hadsat badal jata hai hir shai ka mafhum
bhai, badal jate hain hum KHud badal jati hai hamari nazar hamara ehsas

badal jati hain wo mohabbaten
jin ke azli o abadi hone ki qasmen khaya karte the hum

badal jati hain be-badal dostiyan
wo KHwahishen badal jati hain jinhon ne

ek umr pagal banae rakha hota hai hamein
aur to aur badal jate hain din aur iman

raste hi nahin badal jati hain manzilen
sun rahe hain aap

bhar to nahin pae aap bhi?
kidhar chal diye aap?

badal to nahin gae aap bhi?