mataa-e-barg-o-samar vahi hai shabaahat-e-rang-o-bu vahi hai — Ghulam Husain Sajid

ek khvaahish hai jo shaayad umr bhar puuri na ho
ek sapne se hamesha pyaar karnaa hai mujhe

is andhere mein charaagh-e-khvaab ki khvaahish nahin
ye bhi kyaa kam hai ki thoDi der so jaataa huun main

rukaa huun kis ke vahm mein mire gumaan mein nahin
charaagh jal rahaa hai aur koi makaan mein nahin

ham musaafir hain gard-e-safar hain magar ai shab-e-hijr ham koi bachche nahin
jo abhi aansuon mein nahaa kar gae aur abhi muskuraate palaT aaeinge

agar hai insaan kaa muqaddar khud apni miTTi kaa rizq honaa
to phir zamin par ye aasmaan kaa vajud kis qahr ke liye hai

kisi ki yaad se dil kaa andheraa aur baDhtaa hai
ye ghar mere sulagne se munavvar ho nahin saktaa

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

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

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

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

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

tum aake lauT gae phir bhi ho yahin maujud
tumhaare jism ki khushbu mire makaan mein hai