Kuch Pane Ki Hamne Ki Koshish Poem by Abdulrazak Aralimatti

kuch pane ki humne ki koshish
lekin ho gayi har bar koyi sajish
mahal tha hamara kagaz ka
zindagi ke thea kayi ranjeesh

tha kuch pana bahot
lekin thea dabe hamare hont
humne ki sharafat ki mehnat
lekin kam na ayi hamari mannat

thak gaye hum khud ko samajhte samajhte
ruk gaye hum sabkuch khote khote
rah gaya sab kuch hote hote
dekhti rahi duniya haste haste

hum sharafat ki unchai chhuna chahte thea
lekin shikar ho gaye shikariyon ke hath
gamon ka bhi hoga ek akhri din
iss umeed par yakeen rakhte rahe

hisab karte hain hum apne khone ka
behisab ho jata hai iska ginana
ruk jati hai kalam hamari
uthakar sar par boj iska

pakar kho dena zindagi ban gayi
khone ka gam hamari adat ban gayi
khona zindagi ka nam ban gaya
ab yahi hamari pehchan ban gayi