qulqul-e-minaa sadaa naaqus ki shor-e-azaan — Riyaz Khairabadi

muflison ki zindagi kaa zikr kyaa
muflisi ki maut bhi achchhi nahin

zaraa jo ham ne unhein aaj mehrbaan dekhaa
na ham se puchhiye kyaa rang-e-aasmaan dekhaa

aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho

kyaa mazaa deti hai bijli ki chamak mujh ko 'riyaaz'
mujh se lipTe hain mire naam se Darne vaale

gham mujhe dete ho auron ki khushi ke vaaste
kyuun bure bante ho tum naahaq kisi ke vaaste

vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam
saath le kar sahar nahin aati

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai