shaam ko teraa hans kar milnaa — Ishrat Afreen

vo zakhm chun ke mire khaar mujh mein chhoD gayaa
ki us ko shauq thaa be-intihaa gulaabon kaa

kachchi umron mein bhi akeli rahi
main sadaa apni hi saheli rahi

yaa mujhe teri hatheli bujhe
yaa koi shokh saheli bujhe

bhuuk se yaa vabaa se marnaa hai
faisla aadmi ko karnaa hai

laDkiyaan maaon jaise muqaddar kyuun rakhti hain
tan sahraa aur aankh samundar kyuun rakhti hain

avval ahl-e-qabila ne parcham banaayaa use aur phir
pesh-e-dushman bhi taavaan mein sirf meri ridaa le gae

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

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

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

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

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

kaun samjhe ham pe kyaa guzri hai 'naqsh'
dil laraz uThtaa hai zikr-e-shaam se