A song written for the Alteregoz

YEH ZINDAGI KI RAAHEIN

Yeh zindagi ki raahein hain kitni ajeeb
muqaddar mein sabke hai ik hi naseeb

Raeesi ka banda ho ya maalik ko
Dono hi ruksat hote bankar fakir.
Yeh zindagi ki aahein kabhi thamti nahin
Yeh zindagi ki rahein hain kitni ajeeb.

G'am ke hi sajde karte, khushi ke nahin
Jannat mein bhi hai unko naaraazgii
Insaanon ki chaahein bhi hoti kitni ajeeb.

Kuch hain ki vaadon ke hote ghulam
Waqt aur iraadon mein dhoondein maqaam
Ilm ki salaakhon mein dafne yeh peer
roohein riha hai par bandi shareer.

Rehm-o-karam bhi se aksar hote gunaah
Zulm-o-sitam ko dete haskar panaah
Duniya jo khud hi karti yeh deewangii
Khuda se kyon shiqwe karti har do ghadii.

Raahon ko chunte, jinki manzil nahin
Koshish woh khwaabon mein bhi karte kabhi
Toh jaane duaaon se na badle naseeb
Falsafaa purana ab bi yeh samjhe nahin
ki raahein zindagi ki hain waaqai ajeeb.