aarzu ki shamaa jalaati hai par jalti nahi
yeh sau suraakh ki chaadar hai, jo silti nahi
log dhoondhte hai muhabbat jo is jahaaN mein
yeh wo sheh hai jo hoti hai, par milti nahi
sehraa mein gul khilna to mehaz ek khayaal hai
aajkal to chaman mein bhi kali khilti nahi
bhool gaye hain likhte likhte, hum kya likhte the
aajkal jo kho jaaye, wo kadi kahin milti nahi
subahaa ke ujaale dekhe huye, muddat musafir ho gaii
Aajkal waqt pe aankheiN hamaari khulti nahiN
Written by Prashant Shrivastava
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