thaka le aur daur-e-asman tak
phir aaKHir gardish-e-qismat kahan tak
baDi us dil ki betabi yahan tak
hamin hamin hum hain zamin se aasman tak
dam-e-wada unhen hai bar han tak
zaban thak jae jo ai be-zaban tak
mujhe pina paDe aaKHir wo aansu
jo bhar jate zamin se aasman tak
koi sau bar uDe sau bar baiThe
qafas se yun hum aae aashiyan tak
gila bhi tha kisi ka raaz koi
ki aa kar rah gaya meri zaban tak
salamat hain agar mere par-o-baal
qafas jaega uD kar aashiyan tak
meri bedariyan bekar kyun jaen
unhen pahuncha do chashm-e-pasban tak
kuchh us ne is tarah kaTi meri baat
ki TukDe ho gai meri zaban tak
junun se hum na kotahi karenge
hamara hath pahunchega jahan tak
KHudaya mere sajde dur hi se
pahunch jaen kisi ke aastan tak
sahaara kuchh to darmandon ko hota
pahunch jate jo gard-e-karwan tak
meri fariyaad sun kar chup rahenge
use pahunchaenge wo aasman tak
mujhi par chhoD do meri mai-e-talKH
maza us ka hai kuchh meri zaban tak
kalisa-o-haram donon hain aabaad
mere naqus tak meri azan tak
kuchh aisa rabt hai sayyaad ke sath
hamin hum hain qafas se aashiyan tak
hamin Thukraate jaen jo wahan jaen
pahunch jaen yunhi hum aastan tak
maasi ke siwa do do farishte
inhen lade phirun yarab kahan tak
pahunch jaun jo yarab mai-kade mein
mera pani bhare pir-e-mughan tak
wo KHugar nala-e-dushman ka ho jae
na sunta ho jo harf-e-dastan tak
'riyaz' aane mein hai un ke abhi der
chalo ho aaen marg-e-na-gahan tak
Ghazal
Thaka le aur daur-e-asman tak
Riyaz Khairabadi