rote jo aae the rulaa ke gae — Riyaz Khairabadi

muflison ki zindagi kaa zikr kyaa
muflisi ki maut bhi achchhi nahin

zaraa jo ham ne unhein aaj mehrbaan dekhaa
na ham se puchhiye kyaa rang-e-aasmaan dekhaa

aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho

kyaa mazaa deti hai bijli ki chamak mujh ko 'riyaaz'
mujh se lipTe hain mire naam se Darne vaale

gham mujhe dete ho auron ki khushi ke vaaste
kyuun bure bante ho tum naahaq kisi ke vaaste

vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam
saath le kar sahar nahin aati