Din-E-Deedar

Ik roz hum rah par chale ja rahe the,
Aur yaad unko kare ja rahe the…


Arsa hua hai unko chuye, arsa hua unko dekhe,
Ab to bas yaad hi saath hai, kuch jajbaat hi saath hain…



Tabhi meri nazar unpar padi, jinko sabhi log chand kehte hain,
Ye wo mashuqa hai jinhe umar bhar rakha gaya kaid, ik aise jail me,
Jahan ye sirf apne mehbub ka deedar hi kar sakte the.


Ye wo mashuqa hai jisne umar bhar intezaar kiya hai us din ka,
Ke jis din ye niklenge is kaid se aur aagosh me bhar lenge apne mashuq ko…


Lekin lagta hai aaj bechaini kuch jyada hai, jyada hi taao pakde baithi hai,
Aaj din-e-deedar hai, aam insaan jise apni jabaan me karwa-chauth kehte hain,


Jab hota hai ye alam, k apne mashuq ka chehra dekhe bagaer,
Koi mashuqa kuch halaq se nahi utarti…


Ye wo mashuqa hai, jisne dekha to hai apne mashuq ko magar,
Kasam khayi hai k chue bagaer khayenge nahi kuch…


Ye wo mashuqa hai jiska halaq sukha hai,
Gala baitha hai, mu me jabaan mano kho si gayi hai,
Magar jinda hai to sirf ek umeed pe k…


Aayega wo lamha, jab hum honge azaad,
Aayega wo lamha, jab hum honge saath,
Aayega wo lamha, jab dono apni hi ek duniya me kho jayenge,
Jab dono apni hi ik alag, adbhud si duniya basayenge...


Lekin aaj lamha-e-azadi nahi, sirf lamha-e-deedar hai,
Pure saal bhar me yahi to ek, is chand ki jindagi me tyohar hai,
Aaj hi ke din ik mashuqa apne mashuq ko dekhti hai is qadar,
Ke us mashuq k bagaer us mashuqa ka to jeena hi bekar hai,


Magar ye deedar-e-ishq sirf kuch hi ghanton ka hai,
Kyuki raat khatam hone ko hai,
Aur chand ke pass uske baad deedar-e-ishq ki,
Agle ek saal tak azadi nahi,
Kyuki ise kaid karne wala katei jajbati nahi...


Ye sab jab dekhte ja rahe the, ye sab jab sochte ja rahe the,
Tabhi ik ehsaas hua k, maana hume dard-e-dil to hai magar,
Ye us sailab ye bada nahi, jisse ye chand roz guzarta hai...
Jisse ye chand roz guzarta hai, jisse ye chand roz guzarta hai...