ab tak jism sulagtaa hai — Manish Shukla

aakhir ham ko be-zaari tak le aai
har shai par girvida rahne ki aadat

chand lakirein to is darja gahri thiin
dekhne vaalaa Duub gayaa tasviron mein

kitni ujlat mein miTaa Daalaa gayaa
aag mein sab kuchh jalaa Daalaa gayaa

baat karne kaa hasin taur-tariqa sikhaa
ham ne urdu ke bahaane se saliqa sikhaa

miri aavaargi hi mere hone ki alaamat hai
mujhe phir is safar ke baa'd bhi koi safar denaa

ab apnaa chehra begaana lagtaa hai
ham ko thi sanjida rahne ki aadat

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

shagufta baagh-e-sukhan hai hamin se ai 'saabir'
jahaan mein misl-e-nasim-e-bahaar ham bhi hain

tum ne kyuun dil mein jagah di hai buton ko 'saabir'
tum ne kyuun kaaba ko but-khaana banaa rakkhaa hai

tujhi ko jo yaan jalva-farmaa na dekhaa
baraabar hai duniyaa ko dekhaa na dekhaa

mat ponchh abru-e-araq-aalud haath se
laazim hai ehtiyaat ki hai aab-daar tegh

aisi hi ek shab mein kisi se milaa thaa dil
baarish ke saath saath barasti hai raushni