ik jang thi vo garmi-e-guftaar nahin thi — Rauf Khalish

utro khud apni zaat ki gahraai mein 'khalish'
ubhre jo apne-aap ko paane ki aarzu

jazb kar ke rakh lenaa dastakein hatheli mein
jab se main safar mein huun ham-safar hain darvaaze

guzarte vaqt ke aasaar kaun chhoD gayaa
zamaane Tal gae lekin aTal rahe hain sutun

bikharte khvaabon se taabir ke dhundlakon tak
muhaajrat ne kachoke bahut lagaae hain

jis tanaazur mein bhi dekho khush-jamaalon ko 'khalish'
zaaviya bigDaa nazar kaa saare bigDe zaaviye

zakhmon ko phuul kar de tanhaaiyon ko marham
sau qurbaton pe bhaari hijrat kaa ek mausam

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

ai zulf-e-yaar tujh se bhi aashufta-tar huun main
mujh saa na koi hogaa pareshaan-e-rozgaar

bazm-e-yaaraan mein baiThtaa huun magar
meri jaanib harif dekhte hain

bahut dinon se huun aamad kaa apni chashm-ba-raah
tumhaaraa le gayaa ai yaar intizaar kahaan

nazm-e-jahaan ko zer-o-zabar dekhtaa huun main
maada ke ikhtiyaar mein nar dekhtaa huun main

ba-juz haq ke nahin hai ghair se hargiz tavaqqo kuchh
magar duniyaa ke logon mein mujhe hai pyaar se matlab