ravish mein gardish-e-sayyaargaan se achchhi hai — Iftikhar Arif

main zindagi ki duaa maangne lagaa huun bahut
jo ho sake to duaaon ko be-asar kar de

hamin mein rahte hain vo log bhi ki jin ke sabab
zamin buland hui aasmaan ke hote hue

dayaar-e-nur mein tira-shabon kaa saathi ho
koi to ho jo miri vahshaton kaa saathi ho

main chup rahaa ki vazaahat se baat baDh jaati
hazaar sheva-e-husn-e-bayaan ke hote hue

subh savere ran paDnaa hai aur ghamsaan kaa ran
raaton raat chalaa jaae jis ko jaanaa hai

raas aane lagi duniyaa to kahaa dil ne ki jaa
ab tujhe dard ki daulat nahin milne vaali

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

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

tazkire mein tire ik naam ko yuun joD diyaa
doston ne mujhe shishe ki tarah toD diyaa

ye sikhaayaa hai dosti ne hamein
dost ban kar kabhi vafaa na karo

aadmi huun vasf-e-paighambar na maang
mujh se mere dost meraa sar na maang

zindagi jis ne talkh ki meri
vo mujhe zindagi se pyaaraa hai