-Manjusha Handa
Har baat pe na toofaan uthaya karo,
Bin zakhmo ki chot pe na marham lagaya karo!
Ek gham ke guzarne ki mango tum dua,
Par inse kahaan umr bhar ka masla hal hua!
Kal koi nayi baat pe hichki fir sataayegi,
Is tarah kahaan zindagi sanwar paayegi!
Door ke dhol bade suhaavne, inki awaaz na badaya karo,
Paas mein padi dholki zaraa zoro se bajayaa karo!
sukh aur dukh ko samaantar tum tolke dekho zaraa,
is baat ko apnaane mei kasht toh hai badaa!
par jeene ki ismein tarqeeb si mil jaayegi,
har gham ki raah mein nayi umeedo ki tasveer si dikh jaayegi!
Zindagi ke falsafey bhi yahi kehte hain, inhe sunaa karo,
raat dhale jab dhale, ro dho ke na subah ka intezaar karo!
filhaal chasm-e-tar khaali karke dekho zaraa,
maahtaab khalaaon mei, bharke bhi dekho bhalaa!
Cheer kar nikalti hai andhero se har subah,
jahaan ko behtar banaane ki chaah mei
tum bhi dhoondo jeene ka koi mansoobah,
nai aas bikheri is subah ne tumhari raah mei