(12 October 1938)
Tanha tanha dukh jhelenge mehfil mehfil gaayenge,
jab tak aansoo paas rahenge tab tak geet sunaayenge.
Tum jo socho woh tum jaano hum toh apni kehte hain,
der na karna ghar aane mein warna ghar kho jaayenge.
Bachchon ke chhote haathon ko chaand sitaare chhoone do,
chaar kitaaben padh kar ye bhi hum jaise ho jaayenge.
Achchhi soorat waale saare patthar dil hon mumkin hai,
hum toh uss din raaye denge jis din dhokha khaayenge.
Kin raahon se safar hai aasaan kaun sa rasta mushkil hai,
hum bhi jab thak kar baithenge auron ko samjhaayenge. !!
Ghar se nikle toh ho socha bhi kidhar jaaoge,
har taraf tez hawaayen hain bikhar jaaoge.
Itna aasaan nahin lafzon pe bharosa karna,
ghar ki dehleez pukaaregi jidhar jaaoge.
Shaam hote hi simat jaayenge saare raste,
behte dariya se jahan hoge thehar jaaoge.
Har naye shehar mein kuchh raaten kadi hoti hain,
chhat se deewaren juda hongi toh dar jaaoge.
Pehle har cheez nazar aayegi bemaani si,
aur phir apni hi nazar se utar jaaoge. !!
Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahaan nahin milta,
kahin zameen toh kahin aasmaan nahin milta.
Tamaam shehar mein aisa nahin khuloos na ho,
jahan umeed ho iss ki wahan nahin milta.
Kahan charaagh jalaayen kahan gulaab rakhen,
chhaten toh milti hain lekin makaan nahin milta.
Ye kya azaab hai sab apne aap mein gum hain,
zubaan mili hai magar hum-zubaan nahin milta.
Charaagh jalte hain beenaai bujhne lagti hai,
khud apne ghar mein hi ghar ka nishaan nahin milta. !!
Kuchh tabiyat hi mili thi aisi chain se jeene ki soorat na hui,
jis ko chaha usey apna na sake jo mila uss se mohabbat na hui.
Jis se jab tak mile dil hi se mile dil jo badla toh fasaana badla,
rasm-e-duniya ko nibhaane ke liye hum se rishton ki tijaarat na hui.
Door se tha woh kayi chehron mein paas se koi bhi waisa na laga,
bewafaai bhi usi ka tha chalan phir kisi se ye shikaayat na hui.
Chhod kar ghar ko kahin jaane se ghar mein rehne ki ibaadat thi badi,
jhooth mash.hoor hua raja ka sach ki sansaar mein shohrat na hui.
Waqt rootha reha bachche ki tarah raah mein koi khilauna na mila,
dosti ki toh nibhaayi na gayi dushmani mein bhi adaawat na hui. !!
Jo ho ek baar woh har baar ho aisa nahin hota,
humesha ek hi se pyaar ho aisa nahin hota.
Har ek kashti ka apna tajraba hota hai duniya mein,
safar mein roz hi manjdhaar ho aisa nahin hota.
Kahaani mein toh kirdaaron ko jo chaahe bana dijiye,
haqeeqat mein kahaani-kaar ho aisa nahin hota.
Kahin toh koi hoga jis ko apni bhi zaroorat ho,
har ek baazi mein dil ki haar ho aisa nahin hota.
Sikha deti hain chalna thokaren bhi raahgiron ko,
koi rasta sada dushwaar ho aisa nahin hota. !!
Jitni buri kahi jaati hai utni buri nahin hai duniya,
bachchon ke school mein shayad tum se mili nahin hai duniya.
Chaar gharon ke ek mohalle ke baahar bhi hai aabaadi,
jaisi tumhe dikhaayi di hai sab ki wahi nahin hai duniya.
Ghar mein hi mat usey sajaao idhar udhar bhi le ke jaao,
yun lagta hai jaise tum se ab tak khuli nahin hai duniya.
Bhaag rahi hai gend ke peechhe jaag rahi hai chaand ke neeche,
shor bhare kaale naaron se ab tak dari nahin hai duniya. !!
Duniya jise kehte hain bachche ka khilona hai,
mil jaaye toh mitti hai kho jaaye toh sona hai.
Achchha sa koi mausam tanha sa koi aalam,
har waqt ka rona toh bekaar ka rona hai.
Barsaat ka baadal toh deewana hai kya jaane,
kis raah se bachna hai kis chhat ko bhigona hai.
Ye waqt jo tera hai ye waqt jo mera hai,
har gaam pe pehra hai phir bhi isey khona hai.
Ghum ho ki khushi donon kuchh door ke saathi hain,
phir rasta hi rasta hai hansna hai na rona hai.
Aawaara-mizaaji ne phaila diya aangan ko,
aakaash ki chaadar hai dharti ka bichhauna hai. !!
Garaj baras pyaasi dharti phir paani de maula,
chidiyon ko dana bachchon ko gud-dhani de maula.
Do aur do ka jod humesha chaar kahaan hota hai,
soch samajh waalon ko thodi nadaani de maula.
Phir roshan kar zahar ka pyaala chamka nayi saleeben,
jhoothon ki duniya mein sach ko taabaani de maula.
Phir moorat se baahar aa kar chaaron aor bikhar ja,
phir mandir ko koi meera deewani de maula.
Tere hote koi kisi ki jaan ka dushman kyon ho,
jeene waalon ko marne ki aasaani de maula. !!
Din saleeqe se ugaa raat thikaane se rahi,
dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamaane se rahi.
Chand lamhon ko hi banti hain musawwir aankhen,
zindagi roz toh tasweer banaane se rahi.
Iss andhere mein toh thokar hi ujaala degi,
raat jungal mein koi shama jalaane se rahi.
Faasla chaand bana deta hai har patthar ko,
door ki raushni nazdeek toh aane se rahi.
Shehar mein sab ko kahan milti hai rone ki jagah,
apni izzat bhi yahan hansne hansaane se rahi. !!
Apni marzi se kahan apne safar ke hum hain,
rukh hawaaon ka jidhar ka hai udhar ke hum hain.
Pehle har cheez thi apni magar ab lagta hai,
apne hi ghar mein kisi doosre ghar ke hum hain.
Waqt ke saath hai mitti ka safar sadiyon se,
kis ko maloom kahan ke hain kidhar ke hum hain.
Chalte rehte hain ki chalna hai musaafir ka naseeb,
sochte rehte hain kis raahguzar ke hum hain.
Hum wahan hain jahan kuchh bhi nahin rasta na dayaar,
apne hi khoye hue shaam-o-shehar ke hum nahin.
Gintiyon mein hi gine jaate hain har daur mein hum,
har qalamkaar ki benaam khabar ke hum hain. !!
Aani-jaani har mohabbat hai chalo yun hi sahi,
jab talak hai khoobsoorat hai chalo yun hi sahi.
Hum kahan ke devta hain bewafa woh hain toh kya,
ghar mein koi ghar ki zeenat hai chalo yun hi sahi.
Woh nahin toh koi toh hoga kahin uss ki tarah,
jism mein jab tak haraarat hai chalo yun hi sahi.
Maile ho jaate hain rishte bhi libaason ki tarah,
dosti har din ki mehnat hai chalo yun hi sahi.
Bhool thi apni farishta aadmi mein dhoondna,
aadmi mein aadmiyat hai chalo yun hi sahi.
Jaisi honi chaahiye thi waisi toh duniya nahin,
duniya-daari bhi zaroorat hai chalo yun hi sahi. !!
Ab khushi hai na koi dard rulaane wala,
hum ne apna liya har rang zamaane wala.
Ek be-chehra si ummeed hai chehra chehra,
jis taraf dekhiye aane ko hai aane wala.
Uss ko rukhsat toh kiya tha mujhe maloom na tha,
sara ghar le gaya ghar chhod ke jaane wala.
Door ke chaand ko dhoondo na kisi aanchal mein,
ye ujaala nahin aangan mein samaane wala.
Ek musaafir ke safar jaisi hai sab ki duniya,
koi jaldi mein koi der se jaane wala. !!
Benaam sa ye dard thehar kyon nahin jaata,
jo beet gaya hai woh guzar kyon nahin jaata.
Sab kuchh toh hai kya dhoondhti rehti hain nigaahen,
kya baat hai main waqt pe ghar kyon nahin jaata.
Woh ek hi chehra toh nahin saare jahaan mein,
jo door hai woh dil se utar kyon nahin jaata.
Main apni hi uljhi hui raahon ka tamaasha,
jaate hain jidhar sab main udhar kyon nahin jaata.
Woh khwaab jo barson se na chehra na badan hai,
woh khwaab hawaaon mein bikhar kyon nahin jaata. !!
Apna ghum le ke kahin aur na jaaya jaaye,
ghar mein bikhri hui cheezon ko sajaaya jaaye.
Khudkushi karne ki himmat nahin hoti sab mein,
aur kuchh din abhi auron ko sataaya jaaye.
Jin charaagon ko hawaaon ka koi khauf nahin,
un charaagon ko hawaaon se bachaaya jaaye.
Baagh mein jaane ke aadaab hua karte hain
kisi titli ko na phoolon se udaaya jaaye.
Ghar se masjid hai bahut door chalo yun kar len,
kisi rote hue bachche ko hansaaya jaaye. !!
Jab bhi kisi ne khud ko sadaa di,
sannaaton mein aag laga di.
Mitti uss ki paani uss ka,
jaisi chaahi shakl bana di.
Chhota lagta tha afsaana,
maine teri baat badha di.
Jab bhi socha uss ka chehra,
apni hi tasweer bana di.
Tujh ko tujh mein dhoond ke hum ne,
duniya teri shaan badha di. !!