vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the — Haider Qureshi

maut se pahle jahaan mein chand saanson kaa azaab
zindagi jo qarz teraa thaa adaa kar aae hain

darakhton par parinde lauT aanaa chaahte hain
khizaan-rut kaa guzar jaanaa zaruri ho gayaa hai

paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain
aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai

chaand ban kar chamakne vaale ne
mujh ko suraj-misaal kar Daalaa

dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa
paanaa tiraa shaayad tujhe khone ke liye hai

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

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

rok do ye raushni ki tez dhaar
meri miTTi mein gundhi hai raat bhi

rang ho raushni ho yaa khushbu
sab mein partav usi hasin ke hain

ik raat dil-jalon ko ye aish-e-visaal de
phir chaahe aasmaan jahannam mein Daal de