Pani

Akhtar Bastavi

paani se huvaida hoti hai duniya men ḳhuda ki rahmat bhi

paani men dikhai deti hai tasvir-e-azab-o-la.anat bhi

paani ki badaulat milti hai insan ko ghiza ki ne.amat bhi

sailab ki surat men paani laata hai jahan par aafat bhi

ik jhiil ke gahre paani par is vaqt jami hai meri nazar

afkar hain danva-dol mire jazbat hain mere zer-o-zabar

main ḳhushi ḳhushi utrun is men aur sat.h pe tairun hans hans kar

ya duub ke is ki lahron men pa ja.un gham-e-hasti se mafar