charaaghon kaa gharaanaa chal rahaa hai — Rahat Indori

main aa kar dushmanon mein bas gayaa huun
yahaan hamdard hain do-chaar mere

ik mulaaqaat kaa jaadu ki utartaa hi nahin
tiri khushbu miri chaadar se nahin jaati hai

hamaare piir 'taqi-mir' ne kahaa thaa kabhi
miyaan ye 'aashiqi 'izzat bigaaD deti hai

aankh mein paani rakho honTon pe chingaari rakho
zinda rahnaa hai to tarkibein bahut saari rakho

ye zaruri hai ki aankhon kaa bharam qaaem rahe
niind rakkho yaa na rakkho khvaab meyaari rakho

botalein khol kar to pi barson
aaj dil khol kar bhi pi jaae

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

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

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost