ik shaam ke saae tale baiThe rahe vo der tak — Bashir Badr

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

bhuul shaayad bahut baDi kar li
dil ne duniyaa se dosti kar li

khudaa aise ehsaas kaa naam hai
rahe saamne aur dikhaai na de

hasin to aur hain lekin koi kahaan tujh saa
jo dil jalaae bahut phir bhi dilrubaa hi lage

khudaa ham ko aisi khudaai na de
ki apne sivaa kuchh dikhaai na de

khudaa ki itni baDi kaaenaat mein main ne
bas ek shakhs ko maangaa mujhe vahi na milaa

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

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

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

parvaana gird ghuum ke jab ho chukaa fanaa
ab saari raat shama lagan mein jali to kyaa

ik daaimi sukun ki tamannaa hai raat din
tang aa gae hain gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar se ham

ab udaas phirte ho sardiyon ki shaamon mein
is tarah to hotaa hai is tarah ke kaamon mein