Muddate hogayi:

Arz kiya hai… ke…

Muddate ho gayi, main dil se kabhi hasa nahi,
Zindagi ke bojh ne chehre ki roshni wapas aane hi na di.

Saath mere koi zyada der tik nahi paaya,
Jo mere the, woh bhi waqt ke saath dheere dheere door chala gaya.

Aajkal tanhai hi mera sabse bada saathi ban gaya hai,
Dil ki baatein kisi ko keh bhi dun, to samajhne wala mila nahi.

Pareshaniyan itni badh gayi hain ke main khud bhi thak gaya hoon,
Par duniya ko lagta hai ke main bas sab normal jhel raha hoon.

Apnon ne bhi kabhi kabhi galat samjha,
Jaise main apne dard ko koi mazaak bana kar jee raha hoon.

Raat ki khamoshi me aansu chupke se beh jaate hain,
Aur din ki roshni me main muskurahat ka ek jhoota parda pehen leta hoon.

Kabhi kabhi lagta hai ke main sabse alag sa ho gaya hoon,
Jaise mere dard ka matlab kisi ke liye kuch bhi nahi ho.

Zindagi ki raahon me girna bhi padta hai, sambhalna bhi padta hai,
Aur har nayi mushkil ke saath dil thoda aur chup ho jata hai.

Khwaab bhi kabhi kabhi haath pakadne aate hain,
Par haqeeqat ki thand unhe toot kar mita deti hai.

Dost kam pad gaye, rishtedaar aur door ho gaye,
Lagta hai mera saaya bhi kabhi kabhi mujhe tanha chhod deta hai.

Lekin ek cheez ne kabhi mera daman nahi chhoda—
Allah ka saath, Allah ka noor, Allah ka pyar.

Jab main thak kar gir jaata hoon,
To woh mere dil me khamosi se himmat bhar deta hai.

Jab dua me haath uthata hoon,
To lagta hai ke mera Maalik mere paas baith kar mere aansu gin raha hai.

Wahi ek aisa rishta hai jisne mujhe kabhi akela mehsoos nahi hone diya,
Wahi ek aisa sahara hai jo mere jazbaat ko bina shabd samajh leta hai.

Aur is lambi zindagi me yeh ek sach seekh liya:
Duniya ke saath koi nahi rehta… par Allah hamesha saath hota hai.