achchhe din

sab hi mere sath the aur hum
sanjhe dukh-sukh rakhte the
aur un sare logon mein
ek hi khwab numayan tha


aur wo khwab mohabbat tha
ek mohabbat sau afsane
har afsana apne andar ek ajab dukh liye hue tha
lekin dukh-sukh sanjhe the so


dukh mahsus nahin hota tha
sath hi baithe baithe hum sab
apna apna har ek dukh jab
ek duje se bantte the to


hasil-e-zarb khushi hota tha
lekin wo sab jo bhi tha
jaisa bhi tha
ab jab wo sab nahin raha to


jab bhi us ko yaad karun to dukh hota hai
hanste hanste ro padta hun aur kahta hun
achchhe din the
nahin rahe hain