kuch log dunya ki lambii raahon par ham yuun to chalte jaate hain
— Fahmida Riaz
Dunya kee lambee raahon par ham yuun to chalte jaate hain
Kuchh aise log bhee milte hain jo yaad hamesha aate hain
Vo raah badalte hain apnee aur muD kar haath hilaate hain
Lekin wo dilon ko yaadon kee khushboo ban kar mahkaate hain
Aise hee safar karte-karte ik shakhs milaa ham ko bhee kaheen
Duniyaa men achchhe log bahut lekin us kee see baat nahin
Vo dheeme lahje vaalaa tha aur dheere se hanstaa tha
Jitne bhee log mile ham ko sach jaano sab se achchhaa tha
Thee laag na us ke bolon men kee baat na koi lagaavaT kee
Us ke fiqre TooTe-TooTe us kee aankhen khoee-khoee
Kah kar hee na de jo ham chaahen sochaa hee kare baiThaa-baiThaa
Par dekhe aisi narmee se ik baar to ho jaa.e dhokaa
Go saath hamaaraa khuub raha us ko na huee pahchaan bahut
Gar buujh le dil kee baat kabhi ho jaataa tha hairaan bahut
Aur ham us kee hairaanee par sharminda ho kar rah jaate
Kuchh aur hamaaraa matlab tha phir der talak ye samjhaate
Ab chehra us kaa ujlaa ho yaa aankhen us kee hon gahree
Yaa us ke pyaare honTon kee har baat lage Thahree-Thahree
Kuchh achchhe log jo achchhe hote hain aur raahon men mil jaate hain
Hain un ko apne kaam bahut kab apna waqt ganvaate hain
Kab pyaase-pyaase rahte hain kab jee ko rog lagaate hain
Duniya ki lambi rahon par hum yun to chalte jate hain
Kuchh aise log bhi milte hain jo yaad hamesha aate hain
Wo rah badalte hain apni aur muD kar hath hilate hain
Lekin wo dilon ko yaadon ki KHushbu ban kar mahkate hain
Aise hi safar karte-karte ek shaKHs mila hum ko bhi kahin
Duniya mein achchhe log bahut lekin us ki si baat nahin
Wo dhime lahje wala tha aur dhire se hansta tha
Jitne bhi log mile hum ko sach jaano sab se achchha tha
Thi lag na us ke bolon mein ki baat na koi lagawaT ki
Us ke fiqre TuTe-TuTe us ki aankhen khoi-khoi
Kah kar hi na de jo hum chahen socha hi kare baiTha-baiTha
Par dekhe aisi narmi se ek bar to ho jae dhoka
Go sath hamara KHub raha us ko na hui pahchan bahut
Gar bujh le dil ki baat kabhi ho jata tha hairan bahut
Aur hum us ki hairani par sharminda ho kar rah jate
Kuchh aur hamara matlab tha phir der talak ye samjhate
Ab chehra us ka ujla ho ya aankhen us ki hon gahri
Ya us ke pyare honTon ki har baat lage Thahri-Thahri
Kuchh achchhe log jo achchhe hote hain aur rahon mein mil jate hain
Hain un ko apne kaam bahut kab apna waqt ganwate hain
Kab pyase-pyase rahte hain kab ji ko rog lagate hain