Zakhm Purane

By Ayesha Siddiqua

Jitne bashinde hai jahan mein, utne hai fasane

Or sab ki kaifiyat, sirf upar wala jane

Jab raaste se guzre hum, ek bheed sa aalam tha

Hum khoye hue the, apne khayalon mein

Par har taraf gham hi gham tha

Hum theher gaye ye dekhne,

ke shayad Koi gehre zakhm dikhe

Par dikhte kahan koi zakhm purane,

bhar jate hai waqt k saath, hum naye log kya hi jane

Mujhe bahut sare log mile, jo bewajah bhi ghamgeen the

Unhe ilm kaha asal gham ka, kuch seh rahe kuch seh chuke

Kitno ne khoya apno ko, kitne khudko kho chuke hai

Ye zindagi bhi ek jung hai logon,

Koi dar raha toh kai lad chuke hai

Dekho har mushkil ke baad aasani hai,

Tumhari zindagi bhi ek kahani hai

Apna kirdar aisa zahir karna,

Ke tumhare kitaab k har panne,

tumhare husn-e-seerat ki gawahi dein…

By Ayesha Siddiqua