phir masaail ke yazid aae hain bai'at lene — Mehboob Rahi

altaaf-o-karam ghaiz-o-ghazab kuchh bhi nahin hai
thaa pahle bahut kuchh magar ab kuchh bhi nahin hai

sadiyon se main jiine ki sazaa kaaT rahaa huun
saanson ki salibon pe huun laTkaayaa huaa saa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa