misaal iski kahan hai zamaane mei
ki saare khone ke gham paaye humne paane mei
wo shakl pighli to har shai mei dhal gayi jaise
ajeeb baat huyi hai usse bhulaane mei
jo muntazir na milaa, wo to hum hai sharminda
ki humne derr lagaa di palatke aane mei
lateef thaa wo takhaiyul se, khwab se naazuk
gavaa diya humne hi usse aazmaane mei
samajh liya tha kabhi ek saraab ko dariya
par ek sukoon tha humko fareb khaane mei
sach ye hai, bekaar hume gham hota hai
jo chaha tha, duniya mei kam hota hai
dhalta suraj, phaila jungle, rasta gum
humse puchho kaisa aalam hota hai
gairo ko kab fursat hai dukh dene ki
jab hota hai, koi humdum hota hai
zakhm to humne in ankhon se dekhe hain
logo se sunte hain, marrham hota hai
zahan kii shaakho par ashaar aa jaate hain
jab teri yaadon ka mausam hota hai
~ Javed Akhtar
har khushi mei koi kami si hai
hansti aankho mei bhi nami si hai
din bhi chup-chap sar jhukaye tha
raat ki nafz bhi thami si hai
khwab tha ya gubaar tha koi
gard in palko pe jami si hai
kah gaye hum kisse dil ki baat
shehar mei ek sansani si hai
dard ke phool bhi khilte hain bikhar jaate hain
zakhm kaise bhi ho, kuch roz mei bhar jaate hain
us dareeche mei bhi ab koi nahi aur ham bhi
sar jhukaye huye chup-chaap guzar jaate hain
raastaa roke khadi hai yahi uljhan kab se
koi poochhe to kahe kya ki kidhar jaate hain
narm awaz bhali baatein mohazzab lehje
pehli baarish mei hi ye rang utar jaate hain
~ Javed Akhtar
dard apnata hai paraye kaun
kaun sunta hai aur sunaye kaun
kaun dohraye vo puraani baat
gham abhi soya hai jagaye kaun
vo jo apne hain kya vo apne hain
kaun dukh jhele aazmaye kaun
ab sukoon hai to bhoolne mei hai
lekin us shaks ko bhulaye kaun
~ Javed Akhtar
