charaag chaand shafaq shaam phuul jhiil sabaa — Anjum Irfani

adaa huaa na kabhi mujh se ek sajda-e-shukr
main kis zabaan se karungaa shikaayatein teri

safar mein har qadam rah rah ke ye taklif hi dete
bahar-surat hamein in aablon ko phoD denaa thaa

ham fanaa-nasibon ko aur kuchh nahin aataa
khuun sharaab kar lenaa jism jaam kar lenaa

lauT kar yaqinan main ek roz aaungaa
palkon pe charaaghon kaa ehtimaam kar lenaa

tesha-ba-kaf ko aaina-gar kah diyaa gayaa
jo aib thaa use bhi hunar kah diyaa gayaa

koi puraanaa khat kuchh bhuli-bisri yaad
zakhmon par vo lamhe marham hote hain

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

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

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

ham bhi kahne lage hain raat ko raat
ham bhi goyaa kharaab hone lage

ik raat dil-jalon ko ye aish-e-visaal de
phir chaahe aasmaan jahannam mein Daal de

ham kis ko dikhaate shab-e-furqat ki udaasi
sab khvaab mein the raat ko bedaar hamin the