Aye Dost! Meri zindagi ke paimaane pe, ik ruhaani roshni ki
tarah tu jag-magaata hai…
Shukriya-ada karta hun tumhaara, jab-jab mera yeh kadam
dag-magaata hai…
Aye Dost! Kaise bhul sakta hun us mehfil, us guft-goo, aur us
jaam ko?
Woh andaaz-e-bayan, woh parwana-e-shabbir, aur mausiki mein doobi
hui shaam ko?
Aye Dost! Woh haseenon ke makh-mali haathon se pitai, woh
jhooti judaai, ab bhi yaad hai…
Unka shuru shuru ka inkaar, woh har raat ka sacha pyaar, ab
bhi yaad hai…
Aye Dost! Un dard bhari daastaano ka akela waaris ban firta
hun….
Ik-ik lafz ko yaad kar-karke, uth jaata hun, jab bhi girta
hun….
Dua karta hun, barkaraar rehe teri zindagi ki lau, saalon-saal…
Khudaa dhoondtein hue thakk jaaye, par naa de sake, is dosti
ki misaal…
Naa de sake, is dosti ki misaal….
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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