R@vish Siddiqui

toD kar uThe hain jaam-o-shiishaa-o-paimaanaa ham

kis se kah den aaj raaz-e-gardish-e-mastaanaa ham

bijaliyaaN ruuposh tuufaaN dam baKhud saharaa Khaamosh

jaa rahe hain kis taraf ai laGzish-e-mastaanaa ham

zindagii ik mustaqil sharah-e-tamannaa thii magar

umr bhar terii tamannaa se rahe begaanaa ham

tujh men bhii kuchh hosh-mandaanaa adaayeN aa gaiin

tujh se bhii ab badagumaaN hain ai dil-e-diivaanaa ham

Khushk aaNkhen dil shikastaa ruuh tanhaa lab Khaamosh

bastiyon se dekhate hain suurat-e-viiraanaa ham

ham tak ab aaye na aaye daur-e-paimaanaa ‘Ravish’

mutamain baiThe hain zer-e-saayaa-e-maiKhaanaa ham