زندگی کے دروازے پر — اخترالایمان

Zindagi Ke Darwaze Par

Pa barhana o saraseemah sa ik jamm-e-ghafeer
Apne haathon mein liye mash'al-e-be-sho'la o dood
Muztarib ho ke gharondon se nikal aaya hai
Jaise ab tod hi daale ga yeh barson ka jamood
In papooton mein yeh pathraai hui si aankhain
Jin mein farda ka koi khwaab ujaagar hi nahin
Kaise dhoondein gi dar-e-zeest kahan dhoondein gi
In ko woh tashnagi-e-shauq muyassar hi nahin
Jaise sadiyon ke chataanon pe taraashe hue but
Ek deewaane musawwir ki tabiyat ka ubaal
Naachte naachte ghaar-on se nikal aaye hon
Aur waapas inheen ghaar-on mein ho jaane ka khayal
Zindagi apne darichon mein hai mushtaaq abhi
Aur yeh raqs-e-tilasmaana ke rangeen saaye
Is ki nazron ko diye jaate hain paiham dhoke
Jaise bas aankh jhapakne mein woh ud kar aaye
Shah par maut kisi ghool-e-bayaaban ki tarah
Qahqahe bharta hai khamosh fizaaon mein sada
Kaanpte kaanpte ek baar simat jaati hai
Ek taareekh sa parda yoon hi aawaizaan raha
Koi darwaze pe dastak hai na qadmon ka nishaan
Chand pur haul se asraar teh saaya-e-dar
Khud hi sargoshiyan karte hain koi jaise kahe
Phir palat aaye yeh kambakht wohi shaam-o-sahar
Naachta rehta hai darwaze ke bahar yeh hujoom
Apne haathon mein liye mash'al-e-be-sho'la o dood
Zindagi apne darichon mein hai mushtaaq abhi
Kya khabar tod hi de badh ke koi qufl-e-jamood