Kaisi ye zindagi...

Ruki hui si, thaki hui si, aankhen meeche ye zindagi,
kati hui si, rondhi hui si, zakhmon tale dabi ye zindagi,
na koi armaan, nahi koi sapney, bejaan thi ye zindagi,
dari hui si, sehmi hui si, jaise tham gayi thi ye zindagi.

door door tak na koi rasta, na kisi ki pehchaan,
khoye hue raston pe manzil dhoondti ye zindagi,
humsafar ki talaash, ek sahare ki khwaish,
apna zameer, apni pehchaan khojti ye zindagi.

chalti chali, chalti chali, na mila kinaare ka koi nishaan,
ummeed pe kayam, mohabbat se bandhi, nanhe kadam badhati ye zindagi,
pathreele raaste, gir jaane ka dar, na haar manti ye magar,
hamsafar ko milne ki aas mein, uth khadi hoti ye zindagi.

chalte chalte mila ek raasta, laga jaise manzil ab door nahi,
sambhaal liya apne aap ko, khud ko tootne na deti ye zindagi,
apna astitva jo dhoondh rahi thi, mil baithi wo apne aap se,
apne hamsafar mein khud ko paaya, mohabbat mein khone lagi ye zindagi.

yehi thi manzil, yehi tha kinaara, yahin khatm hui talaash,
naach rahi hai, gaa rahi hai, aaj jee rahi hai ye zindagi,
mushkil tha safar, fir bhi jeet ka fakr hai,
khushiyan baantati, mohabbat lekar, mere ghar aayi hai zindagi... :)