jab jaal machhere ne sameTaa hai alassubh — Aziz Nabeel

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

roz dastak si koi detaa hai siine mein 'nabil'
roz mujh mein kisi aavaaz ke par khulte hain

khaamushi TuTegi aavaaz kaa patthar bhi to ho
jis qadar shor hai andar kabhi baahar bhi to ho

ek takhti amn ke paighaam ki
Taang diije unche minaaron ke beach

phir nae saal ki sarhad pe khaDe hain ham log
raakh ho jaaegaa ye saal bhi hairat kaisi

tumhaaraa saath agar ho to joD saktaa huun
vo silsila jo sar-e-daastaan TuuT gayaa

andheri shab kaa ye khvaab-manzar mujhe ujaalon se bhar rahaa hai
to raat itni tavil kar de ki taa-qayaamat sahar na aae

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

haan dikhaa de ai tasavvur phir vo subh o shaam tu
dauD pichhe ki taraf ai gardish-e-ayyaam tu

har subh nikalte hain yahi soch ke ghar se
bikhri hui duniyaa ko sameTeinge kisi din

aankhon mein meri subh-e-qayaamat gai jhamak
siine se us pari ke jo parda ulaT gayaa

andheri raat ki parchhaaiyon mein Duub gayaa
sahar ki khoj mein jo bhi ufuq ke paar gayaa