Abdul Mannan Tarzi
main pahuncha apni manzil tak magar ahista ahista
kiya hai puura ik mushkil safar ahista ahista
nahin asan harim-e-naz tak ki thi rasai bhi
hue taskhir lekin bam-o-dar ahista ahista
mata-e-azm-e-mohkam hi ka is ko moajiza kahiye
ki manzil ban gai khud rahguzar ahista ahista
bahut hi sakht garche zindagi ke maarke the bhi
khula hai mujh pe har bab-e-zafar ahista ahista
raha hai rishta aisa sang-o-tesha se ki le aaya
main ju-e-shir ik shirin ke ghar ahista ahista
hunar aisa charaghon ke dhuan piine se aaya hai
ki shabnam men badal jaate sharar ahista ahista
nahin kuchh kaam aai hai kisi ki kimiya-sazi
bane qatre pasine ke guhar ahista ahista
sitaron ko banana aftab asan nahin hota
kiye kuchh maarke aise bhi sar ahista ahista
sataish nukta-chini aur sile se be-niyazana
main bas chalta raha apni dagar ahista ahista
faqat ik sai-e-paiham zindagi ka apni unvan hai
shab-e-tarik se phuti sahar ahista ahista
falak ke chand taron se raqabat bhi nahin lekin
kiya daman ko khud rashk-e-qamar ahista ahista
gul-o-ghuncha ki rang-o-bu men pa leta huun sab un men
khile hain is tarah dagh-e-jigar ahista ahista
hisar-e-na-shanasan ho ki bazm-e-nukta-chinan ho
mujhe aa hi gaya karna basar ahista ahista
main dilli lucknow men garche pahle hi se tha lekin
hua huun ghar men ‘tarzi’ mo’atabar ahista ahista
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