ham apni zindagi to basar kar chuke 'rais' — 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

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

apne haathon se zahr mat diije
ye kahin zindagi na ban jaae

khizr se kah do ki aa kar dekh lein aab-e-hayaat
dhoe jaate hain nichoDe jaaeinge gesu-e-dost

umr bhar sang-zani karte rahe ahl-e-vatan
ye alag baat ki dafnaaeinge eazaaz ke saath