'riyaaz' ehsaas-e-khuddaari pe kitni choT lagti hai — 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

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

tilaai rang jaanaan kaa agar mazmun likhun khat mein
to haala gird harfon ke bane sone ke paani kaa

sitam hai sitam kaaba-e-dil kaa Dhaanaa
ye kyaa kar rahe ho ye kyaa ho rahaa hai

haath pistaan pe ghair kaa pahunchaa
aap bhi ab hue anaar-farosh

mujh ko paanaa hai to phir mujh mein utar kar dekho
yuun kinaare se samundar nahin dekhaa jaataa