Couplets for a fresh start — a new year, a new road, a new resolve.
Keep one of these where you can see it.
zindagi kya hai anaasir mein zuhoor-e-tarteeb
maut kya hai inhi ajzaa ka pareshaan hona
khaak-e-watan ka mujh ko har zarra devta hai
ulfat ka jis se mujh ko dam bhar ko vaasta hai
ye samajhte the ki paas-e-vafa karte hain
lo vo bhi keh diya ki ham jafaa karte hain
main ek musaafir hoon meri manzil koi nahin
har raah meri hai aur har ghar mera nahin
din bhar ki mehnat ke baad jab roTi nazar aati hai
to mazdoor ke haathon mein puri kaaynaat aati hai
kisi bhuuke ko khila do to khuda mil jaata hai
ye ibaadat har masjid har mandir se baRi hai
har raat ke aakhir mein chhupi ek sahar hoti hai
thaki aankhon mein bhi koi nayi dopahar hoti hai
main apna shahr chhoR aayi par shahr na chhoR saka mujhe
har khwab mein vahi gali vahi ghar vahi dar hota hai