us raat ke maathe par ubhreinge sitaare bhi — Azra Waheed

dilon mein talkhiyaan phir bhi nazar mein muskuraahaT ho
balaa ke habs mein bhi ho havaa aisaa bhi hotaa hai

aagahi ne diye ibhaam ke dhoke kyaa kyaa
sharh-e-alfaaz jo likkhi to ishaare likkhe

tujh ko paaein tujhe kho baiThein phir
zindagi ek thi Dar kitne the

lahu rulaate hain aur phir bhi yaad aate hain
mohabbaton ke puraane nisaab se kuchh hain

main kaun huun ki hai sab kaanch kaa vajud miraa
miraa libaas bhi mailaa dikhaai detaa hai

baadalon ki aas us ke saath hi rukhsat hui
shahr ko vo aag ki be-rahmiyaan bhi de gayaa

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

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

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

baat vo aadhi raat ki raat vo puure chaand ki
chaand bhi ain chait kaa us pe tiraa jamaal bhi

shab ko aa kar vo phir gayaa haihaat
kyaa isi raat ham ko sonaa thaa