raat hi raat chale jaao mire ham-safaro — Asif Bilal

jaane lagtaa huun to vo paanv pakaD letaa hai
aur sitam ye hai ki siine se lagaataa bhi nahin

vo lamhe-bhar ko tasavvur se bhi nahin jaataa
isi liye to use apni jaan bolte hain

taraqqiyaat ki ye kaun si ghaDi hai jahaan
sab apne aap mein baazaar honaa chaahte hain

pech-dar-pech hui jaati hai duniyaa ham par
jaane kyon is pe ham aasaan hue jaate hain

ab bahut dasht-navardi hui 'aasif' saahab
ab badan maut ki aavaaz pe haan chaahtaa hai

ham ne jis haadse pe sabr kiyaa
aap hote to mar gae hote

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

bahut se lafz dastak de rahe the
sukut-e-shab mein rasta khul rahaa thaa