barsaat tham chuki hai magar har shajar ke paas — Ahsan Yusuf Zai

luTeron ke liye soti hain aankhein
magar ham apne andar jaagte hain

kaaghaz ki naav huun jise tinkaa Dubo sake
yuun bhi nahin ki aap se ye bhi na ho sake

roz o shab bech diye hain main ne
is bulandi se giraataa kyaa hai

niind ko log maut kahte hain
khvaab kaa naam zindagi bhi hai

hamaari saansein mili hain gin ke
na jaane kitne baje hain din ke

sab ke aangan jhaankne vaale ham se hi kyuun bair tujhe
kab tak teraa rasta dekhein saari raat ke jaage ham

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

'saabir' teraa kalaam sunein kyuun na ahl-e-fan
bandish ajab hai aur ajab bol chaal hai

sach ishq mein hain aashiq o maashuq baraabar
jo mushkil-e-majnun hai so hai mushkil-e-lailaa

kyaa isi ne ye kiyaa matla-e-abru mauzun
tum jo kahte ho sukhan-go hai baDi meri aankh

aur baazaar se kyaa le jaaun
pahli baarish kaa mazaa le jaaun

mehraab-e-abruvaan kuun vasma huaa hai zevar
kyuun kar kahein na un kuun ab zinatul-masaajid