Prasoon Joshi’s poem for the legendary Dilip Kumar : Bollywood News

A couple of days back, the living legend Dilip Kumar's biography was released amidst much fanfare. It's totally needless to say that this event was attended by the who's who of Bollywood. Amongst the other highlights of the evening, was the soulful recitation of a heartfelt poem by Aamir Khan, which was penned by Prasoon Joshi.

Bollywood Hungama brings the very poem for our esteemed readers. Read this and feel blessed!

Prasoon Joshi’s poem for the legendary Dilip Kumar

Zikr Uksa

Guzaarish hain hawaaon ki humein suraj se milwaao
humein bhi roshni ke kaafilon ke saath le jaao
lekin humein maloom hain apni hadein hum kuch kaise bolein
khili ho dhoop toh nacheez deepak kaise mooh kholein
magar mausam ki zidd hai, phool bhi israar kartein hain
unhe milna hai suraj se, who usko pyaar karte hain
chalo kartein hain koshish aaj uska zikr kartein hain
ujaalon ke samandar mein zara sa hum utartein hain

Ajab sa ye samandar hai jo tumse milne aata hai
Khuda rehna nahi chahta, tumhaare saath gaata hai
Samundar ko nahi maloom uska dil kahaan tak hai
use toh katra katra bas chalak jaane ki aadat hai

Use tha aasmaa choona magar apni hi sharton par
use tha jeetna who bhi magar apne hi sharton par
woh aisi roshni chaahta tha jismein ho na angaare
who aisi jeet chahta tha jahaan koi bhi na hare!

Darakhton ke usoolon ko samajhne ki karo koshish
alag mitti se bante hain alag hai unki har khwaaish
woh ghamle ka nahi paudha jahaan chaahe ugaa do tum
jahaan chaahe laga do tum, jahaan chaahe sajaa do tum.
woh ugtein hain zameen pe dil ki, dil mein hi dhadaktein hain
woh logon se judein hain aur unhi mein zindaa rehtein hain

Chamakti cheez ko choone ko duniya paas aati hai
ho shohrat paas jiske sur mein uske sur milaati hai
magar suraj utarta hai toh bheedein chhatti jaati hain
kahin sajde kahin izzat, ibaadat muskuraati hai
Ise shohrat nahin kehte, bas uska noor kehtein hain
bulandi bhi nahi kehte, karam bharpoor kehtein hain!

Woh kehta hai mere hisse ki khushiyaan bhaant do jaakar
hain jitna dard sab bhar do mere seene mein tum laakar
meri jholi mein jo aayega, main woh sab lutaaunga
jahaan se jo mila hai sab jahaan ka de ke jaaunga!

Mili sabko zubaan par aankh uski baat karti hai
mile sohbat agar uski toh khaamoshi bhi kehti hai
bas uska zikr karne se sanvarte jaayengey hum bhi
dhulengey uski baarish mein nikharte jaayengey hum bhi
sanvarte jaayenegy hum bhi
nikharte jaayengey hum bhi!