raat ko ashk diye khuun diyaa aahein diin — Mahmood Ahmad Hashmi

zulm bhi sharmaa rahaa hai adl ki mizaan se
kuud jaanaa chaahiye minaar-e-paakistaan se

aisaa kahaan ye zaaiqa gandum ke paas hai
roTi mein maan ke haath ki shaamil miThaas hai

miri vafaa mein kami hai to mujh se baat kare
use kaho ki vo aae muzaakaraat kare

raae kyaa qaaem kareinge ajnabi us shahr mein
rasta batlaae jahaan par ek andhaa aadmi

pahle soyaa kartaa thaa 'mahmud' lambi taan kar
phir shuur aataa gayaa aur ratjage baDhte gae

miri tarah se shajar bhi hain baaghiyaana mizaaj
jahaan se kaaTe gae the vahin se ug aae

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

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

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