Jism-O-Jaan Rakhta Hun Lekin Ye Hawala Kuchh Nahin

Zia Faruqi

jism-o-jan rakhta huun lekin ye havala kuchh nahin

aap ki nisbat hai sab kuchh mera apna kuchh nahin

ishq jis kuche men rahta hai vo kucha hai bahisht

aql jis duniya men rahti hai vo duniya kuchh nahin

kitne sada-lauh the agle zamane ke vo log

kah diya jo dil men aaya dil men rakkha kuchh nahin

dekhne vaala koi hota to ham bhi khelte

the tamashe saikḌon lekin dikhaya kuchh nahin

aa ke jo sairab karti hai zamin-e-ḳhushk ko

asl men hai mauj-e-dariya shor-e-dariya kuchh nahin

is taraf hai meri vahshat us taraf tera jamal

vo haqiqat da.imi hai ye tamasha kuchh nahin

jaane kis ki justuju men thi hayat-e-muḳhtasar

umr-bhar bhaga kiye aur haath aaya kuchh nahin

ye hasin manzar ye bahr-o-bar ye sab mah-o-nujum

teri qudrat ka karishma hain kisi ka kuchh nahin

pesh karna hai to us ko pesh kiije dil ‘ziya’

yaar ki nazron men duniya ka asasa kuchh nahin