wahi tawil si rahen safar wahi tanha
baDa hujum hai phir bhi hai zindagi tanha
tere baghair ujale bhi tira-saman hain
bhaTak rahi hai nigahon ki raushni tanha
jahan jahan bhi gai gham ke aas-pas rahi
kisi maqam pe dekhi nahin KHushi tanha
shuur-e-did ka anjam dekhiye kya ho
hujum-e-wahm-o-guman aur aagahi tanha
KHud apne shahr mein bhi ab to hum kuchh aise hain
dayar-e-ghair mein jaise ek ajnabi tanha
kisi ne sath nibaha bhi to bichhaDne ko
rahi hai apne parayon mein zindagi tanha
KHud apne-ap se beganagi ka aalam hai
sharik-e-bazm-e-nigaran bhi hain 'rishi' tanha
Ghazal
Wahi tawil si rahen safar wahi tanha
Rishi Patialvi