sar-barahna bibiyon ke baal chaandi ho gae — Irfan Siddiqi

bhuul jaaoge ki rahte the yahaan dusre log
kal phir aabaad kareinge ye makaan dusre log

sham-e-khema koi zanjir nahin ham-safaraan
jis ko jaanaa hai chalaa jaae ijaazat kaisi

us ki aankhein hain ki ik Dubne vaalaa insaan
dusre Dubne vaale ko pukaare jaise

khiraaj maang rahi hai vo shaah-baanu-e-shahr
so ham bhi hadiya-e-dast-e-talab guzaarte hain

hoshiyaari dil-e-naadaan bahut kartaa hai
ranj kam sahtaa hai elaan bahut kartaa hai

nafrat ke khazaane mein to kuchh bhi nahin baaqi
thoDaa saa guzaare ke liye pyaar bachaaein

vo chaand hai to aks bhi paani mein aaegaa
kirdaar khud ubhar ke kahaani mein aaegaa

shaamil na hote husn ke jalve agar 'kamaal'
hotaa kahaan ye nuur shab-e-maahtaab mein

mahak rahi hai zamin chaandni ke phulon se
khudaa kisi ki mohabbat pe muskuraayaa hai

chaand saa misra akelaa hai mire kaaghaz par
chhat pe aa jaao miraa sher mukammal kar do

raat ko roz Duub jaataa hai
chaand ko tairnaa sikhaanaa hai

saaqi nazar na aae to gardan jhukaa ke dekh
shishe mein maahtaab hai sach boltaa huun main