'saudaa' jo tiraa haal hai itnaa to nahin vo — Mohammad Rafi Sauda

har sang mein sharaar hai tere zuhur kaa
muusaa nahin jo sair karun koh-e-tur kaa

jab yaar ne uThaa kar zulfon ke baal baandhe
tab main ne apne dil mein laakhon khayaal baandhe

fikr-e-maaash ishq-e-butaan yaad-e-raftagaan
is zindagi mein ab koi kyaa kyaa kiyaa kare

na kar 'saudaa' tu shikva ham se dil ki be-qaraari kaa
mohabbat kis ko deti hai miyaan aaraam duniyaa mein

saaqi gai bahaar rahi dil mein ye havas
tu minnaton se jaam de aur main kahun ki bas

ye to nahin kahtaa huun ki sach-much karo insaaf
jhuTi bhi tasalli ho to jiitaa hi rahun main

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

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

ruuh kis mast ki pyaasi gai mai-khaane se
mai uDi jaati hai saaqi tire paimaane se

aag to chaaron hi jaanib thi par achchhaa ye hai
hosh-mandi se kisi chiiz ko jalne na diyaa