Maa, tere haath ki roti ka swaad aaj bhi yaad hai,
Duniya ke mehange khaanon mein bhi woh baat nahi aaj tak.
Jab sabne kaha ki mushkil hai yeh raasta,
Tu muskura kar boli, "Tu kar lega" bas itna kaafi tha.
Bachpan mein girta tha to tu sambhaal leti thi,
Aaj bhi zindagi giraati hai, aur yaad teri sambhaal leti hai.
Meri har chhoti khushi par jo sabse zyada khush hui,
Woh duniya nahi, meri maa thi.
Tu kabhi apne liye zyada maangti hi nahi,
Par meri har dua mein tera naam zaroor hota hai.
Ghar ki deewarein makaan bana sakti hain,
Par ghar ko ghar sirf maa banati hai.
Maa, tune kabhi apni thakaan ka zikr nahi kiya,
Aur hum samajhte rahe ki tujhe thakaan hoti hi nahi.
Aaj jo thoda sa achha insaan hoon,
Usmein meri parvarish se zyada tera asar hai.
Tere poochhne ka andaaz aaj bhi yaad hai,
"Khaana khaaya?" mein kitni mohabbat chhupi hoti thi.
Main jitna bada hota gaya,
Utna hi samajh aaya ki tu kitni badi thi.
Maa, teri daant bhi ajeeb thi,
Usmein gussa kam aur fikr zyada hoti thi.
Duniya ke rishton mein shartein bahut dekhi,
Tere pyaar mein bas apnapan hi mila.
Jab bhi khud par bharosa kam pad jaata hai,
Tera mujh par kiya hua yaqeen yaad aa jaata hai.
Meri kamyaabi ka shor sabko sunaai deta hai,
Par uske peeche teri khamosh mehnat kam log dekh paate hain.
Agar zindagi dobara jeene ka mauka mile,
To har janam mein bas tujhe hi maa kehna chahunga.
Bachpan ki sab yaadein mujhe yaad nahi,
Par tera saath kabhi bhool nahi paaya.
Jab bhi zindagi ne thoda sa thakaya mujhe,
Maa, tera pyaar hi ghar tak le aaya.
Tu har baar meri jeet par muskuraayi,
Par meri haar mein bhi mere saath khadi rahi.
Duniya ne hausla dene ki koshish bahut ki,
Par sabse pehle tu hi mujh par yaqeen karti rahi.
Aaj samajh aata hai un chhoti baaton ka matlab,
Jo bachpan mein bas aadat si lagti thi.
Woh poochna, "Khaana khaaya?" roz roz,
Asal mein meri fikr ki sabse khoobsurat zubaan thi.
Mere sapne bade hote gaye waqt ke saath,
Par teri duaaon ka daayra usse bhi bada nikla.
Main jahaan bhi pahunch paaya hoon aaj,
Us safar mein tera hissa sabse zyada nikla.
Zindagi ne bahut logon se milwaya mujhe,
Par tere jaisa apna koi mila hi nahi.
Maa, tere pyaar ki baat hi kuch aur hai,
Yeh rishta waqt ke saath kabhi badla hi nahi.
Kabhi mauka mile to tujhe bataunga,
Ki tune mere liye kya kya kiya hai.
Filhaal itna hi kehna kaafi hai,
Maa, meri har khushi mein tera hi diya hua hissa hai.