raat ke vaqt ubhartaa hai junun kaa suraj — Imran Shamshad Narmi

schōl khuun chusne vaali machine hain
bhejo gulaab-gun to palaTtaa hai zard-faam

lauTnaa chaahiye zindagi ki taraf
zindagi ki taraf lauTnaa chaahiye

pahli cigarette pahlaa khvaab aur pahlaa ishq
in tinon mein ek bhi mujh ko yaad nahin

achchhaa achchhaa ho jaaegaa sab kuchh achchhaa
achchhaa achchhaa sab kuchh achchhaa ho jaaegaa

ek baar phir salaam duur jaane vaalon ko
duur jaane vaalon ko ek baar phir salaam

ye khachaa-khach bhari hui vahshat
be-bason ko bason se khauf aaya

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

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

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

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

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

tu phuul ki maanind na shabnam ki tarah aa
ab ke kisi be-naam se mausam ki tarah aa