tere naam kaa taaraa jaane kab dikhaai de — Bashir Saifi

gunjungaa tere zehn ke gumbad mein raat-din
jis ko na tu bhulaa sake vo guftugu huun main

khud apni hi gahraai mein
aakhir ko gharqaab hue ham

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

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

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

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

is balaa ko to khudaa jald kare shahr-badar
kaale paani ko ravaana shab-e-hijraan ho jaae

furqat ki shab mein aaj ki phir kyaa jalaaveinge
dil kaa diyaa thaa ek so kal hi jalaa diyaa