Ai Eid:

Arz kiya hai…

Ai Eid, mai tujhe kya bataau…
Maine apni zindagi se woh log kho diye,
Jo kabhi mere liye Eid hua karte the.

Jinke aane se ghar me roshni bhar jaati thi,
Jinke jaane se saalon tak andhera reh jaata hai.
Aaj bhi un yaadon ka noor mere saath chalta hai,
Magar dil ke ek kone me hamesha ek khalipan jalta hai.

Kabhi unki hansi me basi meri saari khushiyan,
Aaj unki kami me har muskurahat adhoori si lagti hai.
Chand to har saal ugta hai apne rang me,
Par kuch chehre laut kar kabhi nahi aate…

Kuch log chale jaate hain,
Aur unke jaane ke baad Eid sirf tehwaar reh jaati hai, khushi nahi.
Eid aaj bhi aati hai… bas tum nahi aate,
Isliye khushi ka har ehsaas adhoora reh jaata hai.

Zindagi ne sikhaya ke tehwaar waqt se laut aate hain,
Par jo log dil se chale jaate hain… woh kabhi nahi.
Ai Eid, tu bhi kya samjhegi mera haal,
Jab main uss daur ko yaad karta hu
Jahan log mere the, aur mai unka tha.

Ab sirf yaadein hain…
Aur un yaadon me basa hua dard,
Jo har Eid par phir se jagta hai,
Aur meri tanhaai ko bas aur gehra kar jaata hai.