zehn ki aavaargi ko bhi panaahein chaahiye — Farooq Shafaq

din kisi tarah se kaT jaaegaa saDkon pe 'shafaq'
shaam phir aaegi ham shaam se ghabraaeinge

sunaa hai har ghaDi tu muskuraataa rahtaa hai
mujhe bhi jazb zaraa kar ke jism-o-jaan mein milaa

aaj sochaa hai jaagungaa main raat mein
kachche phal saa mujhe toDtaa kaun hai

shahr mein jiinaa hai chalnaa do-rukhi talvaar par
aadmi kis se bache kis ki taraf-daari kare

apni laghzish ko to ilzaam na degaa koi
log thak-haar ke mujrim hamein Thahraaeinge

hone vaalaa thaa ik haadsa rah gayaa
kal kaa sab se baDaa vaaqia rah gayaa

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

ufuq pe yaadon ke zard aanchal mein lipTaa suraj
aur us pe shaamon ke saath Dhalti 'ajib si chup

main chaahe us mein nahin huun shaamil
magar vo dil ke nisaab mein hai

phulon ki taazgi mein udaasi hai shaam ki
saae ghamon ke itne to gahre kabhi na the