Umeed

Guzarti hui raat me guzre, na soye hain
kayi baar aankho me sapne bhigoye hain
phir bhi har raat, guzar toh jaati hai
marti hui umeed, sanwar to jaati hai

umeed, har us cheez ki, apni si jo lagti hai
wo khoyi hui larki, pagli si jo lagti hai
saare jahaan se darti hui, nidar si wo larki
aankh me aansu toh hain, par ab na fikr kisi ki

umeed us tute dil ki, wo larka ab bhi hansta hai,
shayad uske dil me, ab bhi khoon basta hai,
apni muskaan me dard chhupaate hue.
khinchti hui har dor ko kaleje se thaame hue

umeed, dil se me us waqt bhi jhalakti hai,
jab surkh hoti aankhein dheere se tapakti hain
door hote hain har armaan, paas na hoye koi,
ek woh jo tha, na hai ab, milega par woh hi,

umeed, na jaane yahaan kab se thehri hai,
is maa ki aankhein antriksh si gehri hain,
laal mera, pardes me, ek baar toh sahaara dega
upar waala jab bhi zindagi ka kinaara dega.

umeed, har kadam pe, haatho ko thaame hai,
dekhe hai koi, mann me, jab aasmaan ko baandhe hai
har chamak un aankho ki urti hui jaati hai,
wo aankhein jab umeed ke daaman se lipat jaati hain

kya hai ye umeed, doobti si ek naaw hai,
har mann me ek duniya, har mann ek ghaw hai
umeed har us dil me khaali sa jo chhoot gaya,
kuchh sapne the jiske, na jaane kyun toot gaya

hairat se unlogo ko dekhta jaata hu,
umeed bhari aankhein, kuredta jaata hu,
marti hui umeed, na jaane kyun na marti hai,
shayad har khaali dil ko umeed hi bharti hai