shahar me.n Dhuu.ND rahaa huu.N ke sahaaraa de de
ko_ii haatim jo mere haath me.n kaasaa de de

pe.D sab nange faqiiro.n kii tarah sahame hai.n
kis se ummiid ye kii jaaye ki saayaa de de

vaqt kii sang_zanii noch ga_ii saare naqush
ab vo aa_iinaa kahaa.N jo meraa cheharaa de de

dushmano.n kii bhii ko_ii baat to sach ho jaaye
aa mere dost kisii din mujhe dhokaa de de

mai.n bahut jald hii ghar lauT ke aa jaa_uu.Ngaa
merii tanhaa_ii yahaa.N kuchh dino.n peharaa de de

Duub jaanaa hii muqadar hai to behatar varanaa
tuune patavaar jo chhiinii hai to tinkaa de de

jis ne qataro.n kaa bhii mohataaj kiyaa mujh ko
vo agar josh me.n aa jaaye to dariyaa de de

tum ko "Rahat" kii tabiiyat kaa nahii.n andaazaa
vo bikhaarii hai magar maa.Ngo to duniyaa de de

safar kii had hai vahaa.N tak ke kuchh nishaan rahe
chale chalo ke jahaa.N tak ye aasmaan rahe

ye kyaa uThaaye qadam aur aa ga_ii manzil
mazaa to jab hai ke pairo.n me.n kuchh thakan rahe

vo shaKhs mujh ko ko_ii jaal_saaz lagataa hai
tum us ko dost samajhate ho phir bhii dhyaan rahe

mujhe zamiin kii geharaa_iio.n ne daab liyaa
mai.n chaahataa thaa mere sar pe aasmaan rahe

ab apane biich maraasim nahii.n adaavat hai
magar ye baat hamaare hii darmiyaan rahe

magar sitaaro.n kii fasle.n ugaa sakaa na ko_ii
merii zamiin pe kitane hii aasmaan rahe

vo ek savaal hai phir us kaa saamanaa hogaa
duaa karo ke salaamat merii zabaan rahe

peshaaniyo.n pe likhe muqaddar nahii.n mile
dastaar kahaa.N mile.nge jahaa.N sar nahii.n mile

aavaaragii ko Duubate suuraj se rabt hai
maGrib ke baad ham bhii to ghar par nahii.n mile

kal aa_iino.n kaa jashn huaa thaa tamaam raat
andhe tamaash_biino.n ko patthar nahii.n mile

mai.n chaahataa thaa Khud se mulaaqaat ho magar
aa_iine mere qad ke baraabar nahii.n mile

pardes jaa rahe ho to sab dekhate chalo
mumkin hai vaapas aao to ye ghar nahii.n mile

masjido.n ke sahan tak jaanaa bahut dushvaar thaa
der se nikalaa to mere raaste me.n daar thaa

apane hii phailaao ke nashe me.n khoyaa thaa daraKht
aur har masuum Tahanii par phalo.n kaa baar thaa

dekhate hii dekhate shaharo.n kii raunaq ban gayaa
kal yahii cheharaa thaa jo har aa_iine pe baar thaa

sab ke dukh suKh us ke chehare pe likhe paaye gaye
aadamii kyaa thaa hamaare shahar kaa aKhabaar thaa

ab mohalle bhar ke daravaazo.n pe dastak hai nasiib
ek zamaanaa thaa ke jab mai.n bhii bahut Khuddaar thaa

kaaGazo.n kii sab siyaahii baarisho.n me.n dhul ga_ii
ham ne jo sochaa tere baare me.n sab bekaar thaa

tanhaa tanhaa ham ro le.nge mahafil mahafil gaaye.nge
jab tak aa.Nsuu paas rahe.nge tab tak giit sunaaye.nge

tum jo socho vo tum jaano ham to apanii kahate hai.n
der na karanaa ghar jaane me.n varanaa ghar kho jaaye.nge

bachcho.n ke chhoTe haatho.n ko chaa.Nd sitaare chhuune do
chaar kitaabe.n pa.Dh kar vo bhii ham jaise ho jaaye.nge

kin raaho.n se duur hai ma.nzil kaun saa rastaa aasaa.N hai
ham jab thak kar ruk jaaye.nge auro.n ko samajhaaye.nge

achchhii suurat vaale saare patthar-dil ho mumkin hai
ham to us din raa_e de.nge jis din dhokaa khaaye.nge

kitanii pii kaise kaTii raat mujhe hosh nahii.n
raat ke saath ga_ii baat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

mujh ko ye bhii nahii.n maaluum ki jaanaa hai kahaa.N
thaam le ko_ii meraa haath mujhe hosh nahii.n 

aa.Nsuo.n aur sharaabo.n me.n guzar hai ab to
mai.n ne kab dekhii thii barasaat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

jaane kyaa TuuTaa hai paimaanaa ki dil hai meraa
bikhare bikhare hai.n Khayaalaat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

kitanii pii kaise kaTii raat mujhe hosh nahii.n
raat ke saath ga_ii baat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

mujh ko ye bhii nahii.n maaluum ki jaanaa hai kahaa.N
thaam le ko_ii meraa haath mujhe hosh nahii.n 

aa.Nsuo.n aur sharaabo.n me.n guzar hai ab to
mai.n ne kab dekhii thii barasaat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

jaane kyaa TuuTaa hai paimaanaa ki dil hai meraa
bikhare bikhare hai.n Khayaalaat mujhe hosh nahii.n 

intezamaat naye sire se sambhaale jaaye.n
jitane kam_zarf hai.n mehafil se nikaale jaaye.n

meraa ghar aag kii lapaTo.n me.n chhupaa hia lekin
jab mazaa hai tere aa.Ngan me.n ujaale jaaye.n

Gam salaamat hai to piite hii rahe.nge lekin
pehale maiKhaane kii haalat sambhaale jaaye.n

Khaalii vaqto.n me.n kahii.n baiTh ke role.n yaaro
fursate.n hai.n to samandar hii khangaale jaaye.n

Khaak me.n yuu.N na milaa zabt kii tauhiin na kar
ye vo aa.Nsuu.N hai.n jo duniyaa ko bahaa le jaaye.n

ham bhii pyaase hai.n ye ehasaas to ho saaqii ko
Khaalii shiishe hii havaao.n me.n uchhaale jaaye.n

aao shahr men naye dost banaaye.n "Rahat"
aastiino.n me.n chalo saa.Np hii paale jaaye.n

har ek chehare ko zaKhmo.n kaa aa_iinaa na kaho
ye zindagii to hai rahamat ise sazaa na kaho

na jaane kaun sii majaburiyo.n kaa qaidii ho
vo saath chho.D gayaa hai to bevafaa na kaho

tamaam shahar ne nezo.n pe kyuu.N uchhaalaa mujhe
ye ittefaaq thaa tum is ko haadasaa na kaho

ye aur baat ke dushman huaa hai aaj magar
vo meraa dost thaa kal tak use buraa na kaho

hamaare aib hame.n ungaliyo.n pe ginvaao
hamaarii piiTh ke piichhe hame.n buraa na kaho

mai.n vaqiyaat kii zanjiir kaa nahii.n qaayal
mujhe bhii apane gunaaho.n kaa silsilaa na kaho

ye shahar vo hai jahaa.N raakshas bhii hai "Rahat"
har ek taraashe huye but ko devataa na kaho

dostii jab kisii se kii jaaye
dushmano.n kii bhii raaye lii jaaye 

maut kaa zahar hai fizaao.n me.n
ab kahaa.N jaa ke saa.Ns lii jaaye 

bas isii soch me.n huu.N Duubaa huaa
ye nadii kaise paar kii jaaye 

mere maazii ke zaKhm bharane lage
aaj phir ko_ii bhuul kii jaaye 

botale.n khol ke to pii baraso.n
aaj dil khol ke bhii pii jaaye