Jaun Elia

Sharm, dehshat, jhijhak, pareshani,

Naaz se kaam kyun nahi leti?

Kyun tabiyat kahin nahi lagti,

Kyun humein sabse ghamzada paaya?

Jo guzar rahi hai mujh par, usse kaise bayan karoon,

Ek zindagi hai aur main zinda paaya jata hoon.

Ab meri koi zindagi hi nahi,

Maine khud ko tabah kar liya hai.

Main bhi bahut ajeeb hoon, itna ajeeb hoon ki bas,

Apne tabah-haal par aah bhi nahi bhari.

Bahut qareeb aati ja rahi ho tum,

Khuda kare koi faisla ho jaye.

Zindagi ek daud hai aur hum,

Thak kar raste mein hi baith gaye hain.

Hum jo tumhein bhula rahe hain,

Tumhe kya lagta hai hum mazey mein hain?

Naya ek rishta paida kyun karein hum,

Bichhadna hai to phir jhagda kyun karein hum.

Wo jo na aane wala hai na usse humein,

Ek ajeeb sa rabt hai, ek ajeeb sa silsila hai.

Apne andar ek toofan liye phirta hoon,

Aur chehre par wahi purani muskaan liye phirta hoon.

Ab to uski yaad bhi aati nahi,

Humne kya khoya, humein yaad nahi.

Kya sitam hai ke ab teri soorat,

Yaad aane pe yaad aati hai.

Hamein to zakhm lagne the, so lag gaye,

Ab isme kisi ka kya kasoor, kisi ki kya khata.

Tum jab aaogi to khoya hua paogi mujhe,

Meri tanhayi mein ab koi aur bhi rahta hai.

Kis qadar be-hiss hai ye duniya jaana,

Hum yahan marne ko hain aur log hasne ko.

Apne hi doston ne loot liya mujhe,

Warna dushmanon ki kya aukaat thi.

Jo mil gaya usse khona nahi chahta,

Aur jo nahi mila uski tamanna nahi chahta.

Ek ajeeb sa khauf rahta hai dil mein,

Jaise koi apna phir se door hone wala ho.

Chalo ab chhodte hain ye shayari ka silsila,

Jo samajh hi na sake, usse guftagu kya karna.