niyaz-e-ishq hai naz-e-butan hai
mohabbat kaenat-e-do-jahan hai
hijabaat-e-tayyun uTh rahe hain
nigah-e-shauq tera imtihan hai
masarrat bhi baDi neamat hai lekin
tere gham se mujhe fursat kahan hai
na rahbar hai na jada hai na manzil
nigahon mein ghubar-e-karwan hai
tere naqsh-e-qadam par chal raha hun
KHuda jaane meri manzil kahan hai
mera zauq-e-siyah-kari na puchho
tumhaare hi karam ka imtihan hai
yahi shayad hai takmil-e-tasawwur
mujhe KHud par bhi ab un ka guman hai
tum apne gham ki azmat mujh se puchho
tumhaara gham hayat-e-jawidan hai
ye duniya hai 'rais'-e-soKHta-jaan
yahan har gam par ek imtihan hai
Ghazal
Niyaz-e-ishq hai naz-e-butan hai
Raees Niyazi