dil se mat sarsari guzar ki 'rais' — Rais Amrohvi

aadmi ki talaash mein hai khudaa
aadmi ko khudaa nahin miltaa

apne ko talaash kar rahaa huun
apni hi talab se Dar rahaa huun

sirf taarikh ki raftaar badal jaaegi
nai taarikh ke vaaris yahi insaan honge

ham apne haal-e-pareshaan pe baarhaa roe
aur us ke baa'd hansi ham ko baarhaa aai

khaamosh zindagi jo basar kar rahe hain ham
gahre samundaron mein safar kar rahe hain ham

sadiyon tak ehtimaam-e-shab-e-hijr mein rahe
sadiyon se intizaar-e-sahar kar rahe hain ham

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

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

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi