jab chhuaa hogaa us ne phulon ko — Hilal Badayuni

maujud mere dil mein jo zakhmon ke daagh hain
vo ek bevafaa ke sitam ke charaagh hain

maza to jab hai ki dil kaa andheraa miT jaae
gharon mein laakh charaaghaan kiyaa kare koi

sirf rishta nahin ek ehsaas hai
duur ho kar bhi maan to mire paas hai

kuchh aur de na paae zamaane ko ham 'hilaal'
paighaam-e-amn deinge isi shaaeri se ham

gharib shakhs ko miltaa nahin kisi bhi tarah
ye ishq ho gayaa sarkaari naukri ki tarah

tumhaare saamne jazbaat saare khol saktaa huun
jo sunnaa chaahte ho tum main vo bhi bol saktaa huun

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

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

ye jo tum maut se Daraate ho
zindagi sab kaa masala nahin hai

mire vajud ke khushbu-nigaar sahraa mein
vo mil gae hain to mil kar bichhaD bhi sakte hain

shaam hi se baras rahi hai raat
rang apne sambhaal kar rakhnaa