Ek baar phir

Khwaab dekhna bhul chuke the hum,
Aaj phir khwaabon ki baharein hain palkon par
duniya ki halchal me kho chuke the hum.
Aaj phir tanhai ki hatheli hai mere haath par.

Jis mukaam ko kahin door chhod aaye the hum,
Usi mukaam ki aahat phir sunai di humein,
Hansi ka matlab phir samjhne lage the hum,
Zindagi ne ek baar phir rona sikha diya humein

Dil ki baat kehna seekh gaye the hum,
kaise kahein par aaj jo dil kehne ko kehta hai humein ?
kaise maan len apne mann ki baat,
jab aaj khud hi khud par vishwas raha nahin humein ?

Barson pehle dekha tha jo khwaab,
uski tasveer phir utaari kagaz par humne.
Jis khwaab ki surat dekhi na thi kisi ne,
Ek nayi surat dekhi usi kagaz mein humne.

Gar khuda ki saazish hai ye,
to dard deta hai khuda kyon humein ?
Dil bebas ho jaata hai is kadar,
Aise jazbaat ki zaroorat kyon hai humein ?

Beet chuke the lamhe jo,
Chhua unhone phir se humein.
Sihran hui phir dil me jazbaaton ki,
phir usi raah par ab chalna hai humein.