aaj bhii hai.n mere qadamo.n ke nishaa.N aavaaraa
terii galiyo.n me.n bhaTakate the jahaa.N aavaaraa
tujh se kyaa bichha.De to ye ho ga_ii apanii haalat
jaise ho jaaye havaao.n me.n dhuaa.N aavaaraa
mere shero.n kii thii pahachaan usii ke dam se
us ko kho kar hue benaam-o-nishaa.N aavaaraa
jis ko bhii chaahaa use TuuT ke chaahaa "Raashid"
kam mile.nge tumhe.n ham jaise yahaa.N aavaaraa
dard kii baarish sahii maddham zaraa aahistaa chal
dil kii miTTii hai abhii tak nam zaraa aahistaa chal
tere milane aur phir tere bichha.D jaane ke biich
faasalaa rusvaa_ii kaa hai kam zaraa aahistaa chal
apane dil hii me.n nahii.n hai us kii maharuumii kii yaad
us kii aa.Nkho.n me.n bhii hai shabanam zaraa aahistaa chal
ko_ii bhii ho ham-safar 'Raashid' na ho Khush is qadar
ab ke logo.n me.n vafaa hai kam zaraa aahistaa chal
ghar chho.D ke bhii zindagii hairaaniyo.n me.n hai
shaharo.n kaa shor dasht kii viiraaniyo.n me.n hai
[dasht = desert/wilderness]
kitanaa kahaa thaa us se ke daaman sameT le
ab vo bhii mere saath pareshaaniyo.n me.n hai
laharo.n me.n Dhuu.NDhataa huu.N mai.n khoye huye nagiin
cheharo.n kaa aks bahate huye paaniyo.n me.n hai
[aks = reflection]
Darataa huu.N ye bhii vaqt ke haatho.n se miT na jaaye
halkee sii jo chamak abhii peshaaniyo.n me.n hai
[peshaanii = forehead]
terii galiyo.n me.n bhaTakate the jahaa.N aavaaraa
tujh se kyaa bichha.De to ye ho ga_ii apanii haalat
jaise ho jaaye havaao.n me.n dhuaa.N aavaaraa
mere shero.n kii thii pahachaan usii ke dam se
us ko kho kar hue benaam-o-nishaa.N aavaaraa
jis ko bhii chaahaa use TuuT ke chaahaa "Raashid"
kam mile.nge tumhe.n ham jaise yahaa.N aavaaraa
dard kii baarish sahii maddham zaraa aahistaa chal
dil kii miTTii hai abhii tak nam zaraa aahistaa chal
tere milane aur phir tere bichha.D jaane ke biich
faasalaa rusvaa_ii kaa hai kam zaraa aahistaa chal
apane dil hii me.n nahii.n hai us kii maharuumii kii yaad
us kii aa.Nkho.n me.n bhii hai shabanam zaraa aahistaa chal
ko_ii bhii ho ham-safar 'Raashid' na ho Khush is qadar
ab ke logo.n me.n vafaa hai kam zaraa aahistaa chal
ghar chho.D ke bhii zindagii hairaaniyo.n me.n hai
shaharo.n kaa shor dasht kii viiraaniyo.n me.n hai
[dasht = desert/wilderness]
kitanaa kahaa thaa us se ke daaman sameT le
ab vo bhii mere saath pareshaaniyo.n me.n hai
laharo.n me.n Dhuu.NDhataa huu.N mai.n khoye huye nagiin
cheharo.n kaa aks bahate huye paaniyo.n me.n hai
[aks = reflection]
Darataa huu.N ye bhii vaqt ke haatho.n se miT na jaaye
halkee sii jo chamak abhii peshaaniyo.n me.n hai
[peshaanii = forehead]
hashr jaisii vo gha.Dii hotii hai
dil pe uftaad pa.Dii hotii hai
sard aaho.n kii jha.Dii hotii hai
garm ashko.n kii la.Dii hotii hai
soch raasto.n me.n ga.Dii hotii hai
hijr kii raat kaa aalam taubaa
hijr kii raat ka.Dii hotii hai
mujh se meraa kyaa rishtaa hai har ik rishtaa bhuul gayaa
itane aa_iine dekhe hai.n apanaa cheharaa bhuul gayaa
ab to ye bhii yaad nahii.n hai farq thaa kitanaa dono.n me.n
us kii baate.n yaad rahii.n aur us kaa lahajaa bhuul gayaa
pyaasii dhartii ke ho.nTho.n par meraa naam nahii.n to kyaa
mai.n vo baadal kaa tuka.Daa huu.N jis ko dariyaa bhuul gayaa
duniyaa vaale kuchh bhii kahe.n "Raashid" apanii majabuurii hai
us kii galii jab yaad aa_ii hai ghar kaa rastaa bhuu gayaa
patthar sulag rahe the ko_ii naqsh-e-paaa na thaa
ham us taraf chale the jidhar raastaa na thaa
parchhaa_iyo.n ke shahar kii tanhaa_iiyaa.N na puuchh
apanaa shariik-e-Gam ko_ii apane sivaa na thaa
yuu.N dekhatii hai gum_shudaa lamho.n ke mo.D se
is zindagii se jaise ko_ii vaastaa na thaa
cheharo.n pe jam ga_ii thii.n Khayaalo.n kii ulajhane.n
lafzo.n kii justajuu me.n ko_ii bolataa na thaa
Khurshiid kyaa ubhaarate dil kii taho.n se ham
is anjuman me.n ko_ii sahar_aashanaa na thaa
