kuchh na puchho daraazi-e-shab-e-hijr — Mohammad Baqar Shams

khauf-e-mahshar na rahaa dil mein jo dekhaa main ne
pusht par mere gunaahon ke hai rahmat us ki

dekhaa jo din ko us ne su-e-charkh-e-be-madaar
sonaa utar gayaa varaq-e-aaftaab kaa

qaabu mein rakkhe ablaq-e-lail-o-nahaar ko
dekhaa na main ne aisaa kisi shahsavaar ko

muskuraahaT lab-e-naazuk pe nigaahein nichi
kis se sikhaa hai ye andaaz dil-aaraai kaa

khaak ke zarron se uf uf ki sadaa aati hai
meraa afsaana-e-gham qissa-e-maazi na huaa

dekhaa jo main ne naama-e-aa'maal hashr mein
qissa likhaa thaa mere aur un ke shabaab kaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi