yuu.N unakii bazm-e-Khaamoshiyo.n ne kaam kiyaa
sab ne merii muhabbat kaa ehataraam kiyaa

hamaraa naam bhii lene lagaa vafaa vaale
hame.n bhii aake farishto.n ne ab salaam kiyaa

phir yahii Khat, terii tasviir leke baiTh gaye
ye hamane kaam yahii.n subah aur shaam kiyaa

zamaanaa un ko hameshaa hii yaa rakhegaa
vo jisane ishq kii duniyaa me.n apanaa naam kiyaa

tuu bevafaa hai magar mujhako jaan se pyaaraa hai
isii adaa ne to ’rahi’ ko teraa Gulaam kiyaa

ye haqiiqat hai ki hotaa hai asar baato.n me.n
tum bhii khul jaaoge do-chaar mulaaqaato.n me.n

tum se sadiyo.nkii vafaao.n kaa ko_ii naataa na thaa
tum se milane kii lakiire.n thii mere haatho.n me.n

tere vaado.n ne hame.n ghar se nikalane na diyaa
log mausam kaa mazaa le gaye barasaato.n me.n

ab na suuraj na sitaare na shamaa.N na chaa.Nd
apane zaKhmo.n kaa ujaalaa hai ghanii raato.n me.n

vo a.njuman me.n raat ba.Dii shaan se gaye
imaan chiiz kyaa thii ka_ii jaan se gaye

mai.n to chhupaa huaa thaa hazaaro.n naqaab me.n
lekin akele dekh ke pahachaan se gaye

vo shamaa ban ke Khud hii akele jalaa kiyaa
paravaane kal kii raat pareshaan se gaye

aayaa teraa salaam na aayaa hai Khat ko_ii
ham aaKhirii safar ke bhii saamaan se gaye

"Rahi" ji.nhe.n Khudaa bhii na samajhaa sakaa kabhii
baiThe biThaaye dekh lo ab maan se gaye

us kii baate.n bahaar kii baate.n
vaadii-e-laalaazaar kii baate.n

gul-o-shabanam kaa zikr kar na abhii
mujhako karanii hai pyaar kii baate.n

sheKh jii mayakadaa hai kaabaa nahii.n
yaa.N to ho.ngii Khumaar kii baat

ishq kaa kaaravaa.N chalaa bhii nahii.n
aur abhii se Gubaar kii baat

ye qafas aur teraa Khayaal-e-hasii.

tum nahii.n Gam nahii.n sharaab nahii.n
aisii tanhaaii kaa javaab nahii.n

gahe gahe ise pa.Daa kiije
dil se bahatar koii kitaab nahii.n

jaane kis kis kii maut aaii hai
aaj ruKh pe koii naqaab nahii.n

vo karam u.ngaliyo.n pe gi.nte hai.n
zulm kaa jinake kuchh hisaab nahii.n

terii taariif karate hai.n to isame.n kyaa buraii hai
Khudaa ne apane haatho.n se terii suurat banaii hai

hazaaro.n kii tarah sun le terii rusavaaii ke Dar se
teruu tasviir hamane kitaabo.n me.n chhupaaii hai

terii maasuum suurat kii yahii taariif hai sun le
zabaa.N pe hai yahii sab ke Khudaaii hai Khudaaii hai

marz ye ishq kaa aisaa lagaa ki phir nahii.n chhuuTaa
duaa bhii hamane kii "Rahi" davaa bhii aazamaaii hai

shamaa jalaaye rakhanaa jab tak ke mai.n na aauu.N
Khud ko bachaaye rakhanaa jab tak ke mai.n na aauu.N

ye vaqt-e-imtehaa.N hai sabr-o-qaraar-o-dil kaa
aa.Nsuu chhupaaye rakhanaa jab tak ke mai.n na aauu.N

ham tum mile.nge aise jaise judaa nahii.n the
saa.Nse.n bachaaye rakhanaa jab tak ke mai.n na aauu.N

pasiine pasiine huee jaa rahe ho
ye bolo kahaa.N se chale aa rahe ho

hame.n sabr karane ko kah to rahe ho
magar dekh lo Khud hii ghabaraa rahe ho

ye kisakii burii tum ko nazar lag gaii hai
bahaaro.n ke mausam me.n murjhaa rahe ho

ye aaiinaa hai ye to sach hii kahegaa
kyo.n apanii haqiiqat se kataraa rahe ho

paaraa paaraa huaa pairaahan-e-jaa.N
phir mujhe chho.D gaye chaaraagaraa.N

[paaraa paaraa=in bits and pieces]
[pairaahan-e-jaa.N=fabric of life]
[chaaraagaraa.N=healers]

ko_ii aahaT na ishaara na sharaab
kaisaa viraa.N hai ye vast-e-imkaa.N

[aahaT=sound; viraa.N=deserted]
[vast=centre/in the middle; i.mkaa.N=possibility]

vaqt ke sog me.n lamho.n kaa juluus
jaise ek qaafilaa-e-nauhaagaraa.N

[sog=mourning; juluus=procession]
[qaafilaa =caravan; nauhaagaraa.N=mourners]

na ghar baar na ko_ii Thikaanaa Khaanaabadosh hai.n
apanaa kaam hai chalate jaanaa Khaanaabadosh hai.n

chaa.Nd aur suuraj saathii sadiyo.n sadiyo.n ke
dono.n se rishtaa hai puraanaa Khaanaabadosh hai.n

rang badalate mausam jaisii apanii hastii hai
baarish va dhuup se kyaa ghabaraanaa Khaanaabadosh hai.n

apane liye hai.n dono.n baraabar ai duniyaa vaalo
kyaa butaKhaanaa kyaa maiKhaana Khaanaabadosh hai.n