Rasa Chughtai
tiir jaise kaman ke aage
maut kuḌel javan ke aage
badshah aur faqir donon the
shahr men ik dukan ke aage
chalte chalte zamin ruk si ga.i
na-gahan ik makan ke aage
ham bhi apna mujassama rakh aa.e
raat andhi chaTan ke aage
tasht-e-jan men saja ke rakhna tha
harf-e-dil mehman ke aage
kya ajab shaḳhs hai ki baiTha hai
dhuup men sa.eban ke aage
ham kisi ko gavah kya karte
is khule asman ke aage
kab talak jhuuT bolte sahib
is tarah ḳhandan ke aage
kaun kahta ‘rasa’ ḳhuda-lagti
aise kafir guman ke aage
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