shaairii insaanon ke dil men bachchon
— Fahmida Riaz
Insaanon ke dil men bachchon
Ik pyaar kaa Dariya bahtaa hai
Jo aankh se ojhal rahtaa hai
Lekin Dunya men kabhi-kabhi
Lagtaa hai Kuch itnaa achchhaa
Vo chaand kee jhilmil kirnen hon
Yaa rim-jhim paanee baarish kaa
Yaa aisa ho insaan koi
Jo itnaa pyaaraa hamen lage
Ham bol nahin Kuch paate hain
Chup-chaap khaDe rah jaate hain
Tab ek anokhe jaadoo se
Baarish hotee hai lafzon kee
Jo giit raseelaa gaate hain
Aur ham shaa.ir ban jaate hain
Jab dil par choT lage gahree
Aur aansoo piinaa mushkil ho
Aasaan lage bas mar jaanaa
Dukh sah kar jiinaa mushkil ho
Tab ek anokhe jaadoo se
Hotee hai baarish lafzon kee
Jo giit raseelaa gaate hain
Aur ham shaa.ir ban jaate hain
Thaa koi zamaana jab shaa.ir
Jaadoogar samjhe jaate the
Kyaa sach-much hain wo jaadoogar
Ye bhed kisee ne kab paayaa
Ik baat magar sab ne maanee
Jab dil se nikle sher koi
Kar deta hai ham par jaadoo
Vo sab ko achchhaa lagtaa hai
Aur bilkul sachchaa lagtaa hai
Insanon ke dil mein bachchon
Ek pyar ka dariya bahta hai
Jo aankh se ojhal rehta hai
Lekin duniya mein kabhi-kabhi
Lagta hai Kuch itna achchha
Wo chand ki jhilmil kirnen hon
Ya rim-jhim pani barish ka
Ya aisa ho insan koi
Jo itna pyara hamein lage
Hum bol nahin Kuch pate hain
Chup-chap khaDe rah jate hain
Tab ek anokhe jadu se
Barish hoti hai lafzon ki
Jo git rasila gate hain
Aur hum shair ban jate hain
Jab dil par choT lage gahri
Aur aansu pina mushkil ho
Aasan lage bas mar jaana
Dukh sah kar jina mushkil ho
Tab ek anokhe jadu se
Hoti hai barish lafzon ki
Jo git rasila gate hain
Aur hum shair ban jate hain
Tha koi zamana jab shair
Jadugar samjhe jate the
Kya sach-much hain wo jadugar
Ye bhed kisi ne kab paya
Ek baat magar sab ne mani
Jab dil se nikle sher koi
Kar deta hai hum par jadu
Wo sab ko achchha lagta hai
Aur bilkul sachcha lagta hai