Unke Hont Per

Her saans ko chhooti hui, jhuki jhuki nazar
Hum daikhte hi reh gaye manzil ko bhool kar

Kuch guftugu shereen, gehri zulfon ki lehar
Baaqi na raha hosh, aisa husn ka seher

Deedaar-e-yaar se qabal aati hai yeh khabar
Woh kar chuka hai qasd-e-hijr bun ke hamsafar

Hukum diya husun saraapa ne is taraah
Firaaq hi insaan ko banati hai sukhanwar

Likhi nahi ghazal koi muddat se aap ne
Gawaara nahi ab tera afsaana mukhtasar

Ghazlon men jitna chaahen hum bolen ye dil ki baat
Per kar naa saken kabhi ise supurd-e-nasar

Salaam na likhaa to karen unko hum naraaz
Majaal nahi pesh kar den dil-o-chaak jigar

Jigar aakhir qaabu kiya unki adaaon pe
Per dil na seh sakaa qaatil aankhon ka asar

Yaar ko bhoolen, to bhooli yaad phir aaee 
Chahaa tha unko hum ne yun be-los is qadar

Piyaar se nahi to chalo shikwa hi sahee
Aaya to mera naam aakhir unke hont per

Koo-e-yaar jab se hua qaafley ki dhool
Phirtaa hai beqaraar yeh majnoo idhar udhar

Aata nahi nazar jis ki hai Rahi ko talaash
Chhaan maare saare Masaajid aur Girja Ghar

~ Rahil 'Rahi' Khan

Love sure has funny ways

Here is the English version of this (stanza by stanza - check it out)

Best friends for life, no less
Bold, young and the restless
Friendship never second to hate
Trying that was useless

Those were the days


Acquaintances that everyone seeks
Rose so pretty among the leaves
So mercilessly erased
Oh those fond memories

Barkeeper never satiates


Trust broken on a whim
Statuses out, selfies in
Like, and you will be spared
Ignoring is a bigger sin

Doing good never pays


Heartthrobs race to thrill
Little wonder looks could kill
Delicate lips captivate
Words that betray my will

Love sure has funny ways


Criminals roam gleefully
Oppressors who decree
When justice is delayed
The truth shall set you free

Conscience cures whatever ails


Growing pains, imminent doom
Deep divide, inflicted wounds
God's Will has been declared
Darkness will be over soon

The Messenger illuminates


Poetry, good old fun
Seen them all, if seen one
Heart felt, when he shared
In these couplets, and then some

Rahi blazes all new trails

~ Rahil 'Rahi' Khan