Zindagi-Ek Paheli

Zindagi nahin itni berukhi,
zara ise aazmaakar tho dekho,
Mehek uthega ye saara jahan,
Tum ek baar muskuraake tho dekho

zindagi phoolon ki gaddi nahin
jahan har pal har taraf khushiyaan hi ho,
par ye kaaton ka registaan nahin,
jahan har jagah sirf dukh ka kaala baadal chaya ho

zindagi naam nahin sirf haseen alfazon ka,
jahan pyaar ka ek junnon chaya ho,
magar woh kaagaz ke tarah kora bhi nahin,
jo apne tanhayi main zindagi se rutha ho

Jang hote hain hazaar yahaan,
lete hain bhai ek dusre ki jaan,
wahin zara pyaar se kisi aur ko gale laganewale,
aise farishton ko bhi tho dekho

Nahin ye koi na insaafi,
jo har khushi ke baad hota hai Gham,
Ye tho us malik ki reham hai,
is baat ko zara apna ke tho dekho.

Chahe jitna bhi do tarfa rahe yeh zindagi,
Zindagi ke pehluon ko suljhane ki koshish na karo,
Woh khudah hee jane uske is khudayi ko,
us malik ke is niyam ko todne ki koshish na karo.

Diya nahin usne ye jeevan humein,
aansuon ke tezaab se apne aap ko jalane ko,
ye jeevan tho uske reham ko samjhne ka ek mauke hai,
apne swaarth mein leen use bhoolne ki koshish na karo

Dhai akshar prem ke, hai jeevan ka asli arth,
ise samjho aur aage badho aei bandhe,
Pyaar ke diye jalao aur uske jyoti mein,
sacchai ko ek baar samjhkar tho dekho.

Zindagi ishwar ko paane ka ek mauka hai,
Ek baar ise aazmakar tho dekho.