khaamosh zindagi jo basar kar rahe hain ham — 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

ham apni zindagi to basar kar chuke 'rais'
ye kis ki ziist hai jo basar kar rahe hain ham

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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

jis ko tum kahte ho khush-bakht sadaa hai mazlum
jiinaa har daur mein aurat kaa khataa hai logo

gham diye hain hayaat ne ham ko
gham ne ham se hayaat paai hai

dushvaari-e-hayaat ko dushvaar-tar banaa
jis kaa javaab ban na paDe vo savaal de