koi bataae ye dildaariyaan kahaan rakkhun — Rauf Raza

saare naakaam-e-tamannaa mire dil tak aa jaaein
aaj vo kaam kareinge ki jo hone kaa nahin

ham ko vaise bhi koi kaam nahin aataa hai
aur ye kaam haqiqat ko fasaana karnaa

mere siine se nikaalo miri buniyaad ki jaan
itni aasaani se viraan nahin hotaa main

vo ye kahte hain sadaa ho to tumhaare jaisi
is kaa matlab to yahi hai ki pukaare jaao

vo jo ik shakhs tumhein yaad kiyaa kartaa thaa
aaj masruf bahut hai use tum yaad karo

ab ye pathraai hui aankhein liye phirte raho
main ne kab tum se kahaa thaa mujhe itnaa dekho

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle
dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas

baDe baDe gham khaDe hue the rasta roke raahon mein
chhoTi chhoTi khushiyon se hi ham ne dil ko shaad kiyaa

khud apne se milne kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh mein
main bhiiD mein gum ho gai tanhaai ke Dar se

dil naa-umid to nahin naakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai