phir kahin baiTh ke pi jaae ikaTThe chaae — Iman Qaisrani

dil to pahle hi judaa the yahaan basti vaalo
kyaa qayaamat hai ki ab haath milaane se gae

chaae piinaa to ik bahaana thaa
aarzu dil ki tarjumaani thi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

ghazal mein jab talak ehsaas ki shiddat na ho shaamil
faqat alfaaz ki kaarigari mahsus hoti hai

charaag chaand shafaq shaam phuul jhiil sabaa
churaain sab ne hi kuchh kuchh shabaahatein teri

jaam-ba-dast-o-mai-ba-jaam yuun hi guzaar subh-o-shaam
ziist ki talkhiyaan mudaam pi ke pilaa ke bhuul jaa

chhoD kar ham ko milaa shama-rukhon se jaa kar
isi qaabil hai tu ai dil ki jalaaein tujh ko