muskuraa kar agar vo dekhe to — Badr Muneer

kunj-e-hairat se chale dasht-e-ziyaan tak laae
kaun laa saktaa hai ham dil ko jahaan tak laae

ye aainon ke hain yaa naqs mere
bigaDte jaa rahe hain 'aks mere

agar hai niind na aane kaa aariza tujh ko
to bed pe leT ke fauran koi kitaab uThaa

ek ummid ke sahaare par
kitni taakhir dekh lete hain

kyaa khabar kaun saa rasta tiri jaanib nikle
be-iraada bhi kai baar safar karte hain

paD jaate hain kitne chhaale haathon mein
aate hain phir chand nivaale haathon mein