Jo Log Dida-O-Dil Ko Tabah Dekhte Hain

Rahat Hasan

jo log dida-o-dil ko tabah dekhte hain

makin ḳhvab ke aane ki raah dekhte hain

hamen ab aankh ke manzar ka e’tibar nahin

so ham ab aks nahin bas nigah dekhte hain

ye kaisi aag lagata hai aftab ki ham

zamin-o-arsh ko hote siyah dekhte hain

tum apni zaat se koi mutalba na karo

ham apne-ap se kar ke nibah dekhte hain

hava ne shahr ka naqsha badal diya shayad

ghubar-e-rah men ham sair-gah dekhte hain

bara.e-nam hai bas mera muhtamim hona

ki intizam to sab sarbarah dekhte hain

main saf-go huun magar be-zaban lagta huun

ye kis tarah se mujhe sab gavah dekhte hain

karenge ham bhi kabhi farq miThe khare men

abhi to aab ki ḳhvahish men chaah dekhte hain

nikal ke nargha-e-qahar-o-azab se ‘rahat’

sab apne vaste ja-e-panah dekhte hain