niind aaegi bhalaa kaise use shaam ke baad — Azhar Iqbal

ghuTan si hone lagi us ke paas jaate hue
main khud se ruuTh gayaa huun use manaate hue

ye kaifiyat hai meri jaan ab tujhe kho kar
ki ham ne khud ko bhi paayaa nahin bahut din se

ye pahlaa ishq hai tumhaaraa soch lo
mire liye ye raastaa nayaa nahin

har ek shakhs yahaan mahv-e-khvaab lagtaa hai
kisi ne ham ko jagaayaa nahin bahut din se

hai ab bhi bistar-e-jaan par tire badan ki shikan
main khud hi miTne lagaa huun use miTaate hue

ek muddat se hain safar mein ham
ghar mein rah kar bhi jaise beghar se

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

ghazal mein jab talak ehsaas ki shiddat na ho shaamil
faqat alfaaz ki kaarigari mahsus hoti hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

na aayaa shaam bhi ghar phir ke apne
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