aankh pyasi hai koi manzar de

aankh pyasi hai koi manzar de
is jazeere ko bhi samandar de

apna chehra talaash karna hai
gar nahi aaina to patthar de

band kaliyon ko chaahiye shabnam 
in chirago mei roshni bhar de

pattharon ke saron se karz utaar
is sadi ko koi payambar de

kah-kahon mei guzar rahi hai hayaat
ab kisi din udaas bhi kar de

~ Rahat Indori

har ek chehre ko zakhmo ka aaina na kaho

har ek chehre ko zakhmo ka aaina na kaho
ye zindagi to hai rehmat, isse saza na kaho

na jaane kaun si majaburiyo ka qaidi ho
vo saath chhod gaya hai to bewafa na kaho

tamaam shehar ne nezo pe kyun uchhaala mujhe
ye ittefaaq tha, tum isko haadsa na kaho

ye aur baat ke dushman hua hai aaj magar
vo meraa dost tha kal tak, usse bura na kaho

hamaare aib hume ungliyo pe ginvao
hamari peeth ke pichhe hume bura na kaho

mai waqiyaat ki zanjeer ka nahi kaayal
mujhe bhi apne gunaaho ka silsila na kaho

ye shehar vo hai jahan raakshas bhi hai "Rahat"
har ek taraashe huye but ko devta na kaho

~ Rahat Indori

log har mod pe ruk-ruk ke sambhalte kyon hain

log har mod pe ruk-ruk ke sambhalte kyon hain
itna darte hain to phir ghar se nikalte kyon hain

main na jugnu hu diyaa hu na koi tara hu 
roshni vaale mere naam se jalte kyon hain 

neend se mera talluk hi nahi baraso se 
khwab aa-aa ke meri chhat pe tahalte kyon hain 

mod hota hai jawani ka sambhalne ke liye 
aur sab log yahin aake phisalte kyon hain

~ Rahat Indori