हाथ छूटे भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करते : गुलज़ार

 हाथ छूटे भी तो रिश्ते नहीं छोड़ा करते 

वक़्त की शाख़ से लम्हें नहीं तोड़ा करते 

जिस की आवाज़ में सिलवट हो निगाहों में शिकन 

ऐसी तस्वीर के टुकड़े नहीं जोड़ा करते 

शहद जीने का मिला करता है थोड़ा थोड़ा 

जाने वालों के लिये दिल नहीं थोड़ा करते 

लग के साहिल से जो बहता है उसे बहने दो 

ऐसी दरिया का कभी रुख़ नहीं मोड़ा करते

haath chhuuTe bhii to rishte nahii.n chho.Daa karate 

haath chhuuTe bhii to rishte nahii.n chho.Daa karate 

vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

jis kii aavaaz me.n silvat ho nigaaho.n me.n shikan 

aisii tasviir ke tuka.De nahii.n jo.Daa karate

shahad jiine kaa milaa karataa hai tho.Daa tho.Daa 

jaane vaalo.n ke liye dil nahii.n tho.Daa karate

lag ke saahil se jo bahataa hai use bahane do 

aisii dariyaa kaa kabhii ruKh nahii.n mo.Daa karate

vaqt kii shaaKh se lamhe.n nahii.n to.Daa karate

jis kii aavaaz me.n silvat ho nigaaho.n me.n shikan 

aisii tasviir ke tuka.De nahii.n jo.Daa karate

shahad jiine kaa milaa karataa hai tho.Daa tho.Daa 

jaane vaalo.n ke liye dil nahii.n tho.Daa karate

lag ke saahil se jo bahataa hai use bahane do 

aisii dariyaa kaa kabhii ruKh nahii.n mo.Daa karate

Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1929), known popularly by his pen name Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu and has also written in Punjabi .

Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his contribution to the arts and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002. He has won a number of National Film Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" in the film Slumdog Millionaire(2008). On 31 January 2010, the same song won him a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Gulzar's poetry is partly published in three compilations: Chand Pukhraaj Ka, Raat Pashminey Ki and Pandrah Paanch Pachattar (15-05-75). His short stories are published in Raavi-paar (also known as Dustkhat in Pakistan) and Dhuan (smoke).

Along with lyrics, he has also contributed in many films as script, story and dialogue writer. Films directed by him have also won numerous awards and have been critically acclaimed. He also had worked on small screen by creating series Mirza Ghalib and Tahreer Munshi Premchand ki among others. He wrote lyrics for several Doordarshan serials includingHello Zindagi, Potli Baba ki and Jungle Book.