sirf taarikh ki raftaar badal jaaegi — 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

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

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

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

jab bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main