donon taraf hi barson ye silsile rahe the
kuchh wo the bad-guman se kuchh hum khinche rahe the

jin ko mere junun se kuchh wasta nahin tha
mud mud ke meri jaanib kyun dekhte rahe the

tujh par khuda ki rahmat ai dil hai ye haqiqat
jab tak na tha tera gham hum chain se rahe the

wo gulshan-e-mohabbat taraj ho gaya kya
kal tak jo khun-e-dil se hum sinchte rahe the

hum ko tabah kar ke kitne sukun se hain
hum muztarib hamesha jin ke liye rahe the

dekha jo aaj un ko hairan rah gae sab
kya kya na log hum ko ilzam de rahe the

aao ki ittifaqan tum bhi ho aaj tanha
hum bhi hujum-e-gham mein aksar ghire rahe the

kya kya khayal aae firdaus-e-hosh ban kar
kitne hasin azaem dil mein chhupe rahe the

wo din bhi yaad hain jab ye haal tha ki hum par
hansti rahi thi duniya hum dekhte rahe the

itna to yaad hai jab wo ho rahe the rukhsat
ta-der dil hi dil mein kuchh sochte rahe the

hairan hun ki un ko kya ho gaya hai jaane
sahil se jo musalsal aawaz de rahe the

ek inqalab aakhir aa hi gaya jahan mein
soti rahi thi duniya hum jagte rahe the

lo dekh lo hain mere qadmon mein sar-ba-sajda
ye but ki jin ko kal tak sab pujte rahe the

guzre the hum bhi 'rahi' ek maqtal-e-wafa se
kuchh log chal base the kuchh sans le rahe the