ek aavaaz ne toDi hai khamoshi meri — Alimullah Hali

bikhar ke chhuT na jaaun tiri giraft se main
sambhaal kar mujhe ai mauj-e-khush-adaa le jaa

sadaaon ke jangal mein vo khaamushi hai
ki main ne har aavaaz teri suni hai

koi patthar kaa nishaan rakh ke judaa hon ham tum
jaane ye peD kis aandhi mein ukhaD jaaegaa

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

siyaahi pherti jaati hain raatein bahr o bar pe
inhi taarikiyon se mujh ko bhi hissa milegaa

har kone se teri khushbu aaegi
har sanduq mein tere kapDe nikleinge

raat bhar buniyaad ghar ki siskiyaan leti rahi
koi to royaa hai is divaar se lag kar bahut