dil kai roz se dhaDaktaa hai — Rais Amrohvi

aadmi ki talaash mein hai khudaa
aadmi ko khudaa nahin miltaa

apne ko talaash kar rahaa huun
apni hi talab se Dar rahaa huun

sirf taarikh ki raftaar badal jaaegi
nai taarikh ke vaaris yahi insaan honge

ham apne haal-e-pareshaan pe baarhaa roe
aur us ke baa'd hansi ham ko baarhaa aai

khaamosh zindagi jo basar kar rahe hain ham
gahre samundaron mein safar kar rahe hain ham

sadiyon tak ehtimaam-e-shab-e-hijr mein rahe
sadiyon se intizaar-e-sahar kar rahe hain ham

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram