Jisne bhi diya ek qatra saath hamara,
Rahi zindagi to samandar lautayenge…
Arz kiya hai…
Raat ne aaj phir mere zakhmon ko awaaz di,
Main chup tha, par dard ne dil ke darwaze khol diye.
Hawa bhi aaj kuch dheemi si chal rahi thi,
Jaise wo bhi mere gham par duaayein bol rahi thi.
Wo yaad… jo kabhi muskura kar chali gayi thi,
Aaj phir se aankhon ke kone me aansu banke tol gayi.
Sham ki dhund me uska andaaz yaad aaya,
Us pal ki garmi ne thande lamhon ko rok liya.
Main socha tha waqt marham ban jayega kabhi,
Par waqt ne to ulta purane gham naya bana diye.
Aaine me khud ko dekha to khud se hi ghabra gaya,
Kya kuch kho diya maine, ye soch ke dil laraz gaya.
Usne ek pal ki qurbat di thi kabhi be-hisab,
Aur humne zindagi bhar ke faisle us pal par thop diye.
Log kehte hai mohabbat waqt se haari nahi karti,
Par sach ye hai—kabhi kabhi waqt dil ki har saans tod deta hai.
Tanhayi bhi ajab sa imtihaan leti rehti hai,
Kabhi khamosh reh kar rulati hai, kabhi yaadon se dagh deti hai.
Aur ye dil bhi kitna ajeeb hai,
Jisne dard diya, usi ko sabse gehra maqam de rakha hai.
Shayad yahi mohabbat ka asal imtihaan hota hai,
Jisne zara si muskurahat di, dil ne us par saari umr taaj rakh diya.
Jisne bhi thodi si roshni di thi andheron me,
Hum uske liye sitaron ka jahan sajaayenge.
Jo ek muskurahat de gaya tha waqt ki toofan me,
Hum uske ghamon ko apni duaaon me dhokay le jayenge.
Kisi ne thoda sa thama tha haath be-wajah,
Hum uski yaadon ka imtihaan bhi kabhi na aane denge.
Ek qatra saath bhi mil jaye agar imandari ka,
To hum apne jazbat ka poora samandar baha denge.
Hum un logon ke nahi jo hisaab maangte phirte hai,
Hum to woh hai jo wafaa ka karz hamesha badha kar lautayenge.