bas ek baar vo aayaa thaa sair karne ko — Faheem Shanas Kazmi

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

kisi ke dil mein utarnaa hai kaar-e-laa-haasil
ki saari dhuup to hai aaftaab se baahar

tumhaari yaad nikalti nahin mire dil se
nasha chhalaktaa nahin hai sharaab se baahar

jin ko chhu kar kitne 'zaidi' apni jaan ganvaa baiThe
mere ahd ki shahnaazon ke jism baDe zahrile the

phir vahi shaam vahi dard vahi apnaa junun
jaane kyaa yaad thi vo jis ko bhulaae gae ham

usi ne chaand ke pahlu mein ik charaagh rakhaa
usi ne dasht ke zarron ko aaftaab kiyaa

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

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

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