Rasai Sai-E-Na-Mashkur Ho Jae to Kya Hoga

Poet

rasa.i sa.i-e-na-mashkur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

qadam rakhte hi manzil duur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

tajalli ḳhud hijab-e-nur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

ba-zahir bhi koi mastur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

haqiqat men koi mahjur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

nazar se duur dil se duur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

abhi to aarzi hai dost ban kar dushmani karna

jo duniya ka yahi dastur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

ye sab se chhup ke ḳhud ko aa.ine men dekhne vaale

nazar ḳhalvat men barq-e-tur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

liye jaata hai azm-e-tark-e-ulfat un ki mahfil men

nazar uThte hi dil majbur ho jaa.e to kya

nizam-e-ashiqi qaa.em hai un ki be-niyazi se

kisi ki iltija manzur ho jaa.e to kya hoga

har ik ko ‘kaif’ tum kyon apna afsana sunate ho

gham-e-ulfat gham-e-jamhur ho jaa.e to kya hoga