raat ko khvaab bahut dekhe hain — Fazl Tabish

vahi do-chaar chehre ajnabi se
unhin ko phir se dohraanaa paDegaa

use maalum hai main sar-phiraa huun
magar khush hai ki us ko chaahtaa huun

na kar shumaar ki har shai gini nahin jaati
ye zindagi hai hisaabon se ji nahin jaati

sunte hain ki in raahon mein majnun aur farhaad luTe
lekin ab aadhe raste se lauT ke vaapas jaae kaun

kamre mein aa ke baiTh gai dhuup mez par
bachchon ne khilkhilaa ke mujhe bhi jagaa diyaa

har ik shai khuun mein Duubi hui hai
koi is tarah se paidaa na hotaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai muskuraane ki

nazar bachaa ke jo aansu kiye the main ne paak
khabar na thi yahi dhabbe baneinge daaman ke

us pe qurbaan ki jis ne tiri aavaaz suni
sadqe us aankh ke jis ne tiraa jalva dekhaa