Shayari
main be-hunar thaa magar sohbat-e-hunar mein rahaa
shuur bakhshaa hama-rang mahfilon ne mujhe
koi sannaaTaa saa sannaaTaa hai
kaash tufaan uThaa de koi
کوئی سناٹا سا سناٹا ہے
کاش طوفان اٹھا دے کوئی
कोई सन्नाटा सा सन्नाटा है
काश तूफ़ान उठा दे कोई

main be-hunar thaa magar sohbat-e-hunar mein rahaa
shuur bakhshaa hama-rang mahfilon ne mujhe
haan ye khataa hui thi ki ham uTh ke chal diye
tum ne bhi to palaT ke pukaaraa nahin hamein
dekhaa use to aankh se aansu nikal paDe
dariyaa agarche khushk thaa paani tahon mein thaa
vo yuun milaa hai ki jaise kabhi milaa hi na thaa
hamaari zaat pe jis ki inaayatein thiin bahut
ye kis maqaam pe tanhaai saunpte ho mujhe
ki ab to tark-e-tamannaa kaa hausla bhi nahin
raat sunsaan hai gali khaamosh
phir rahaa hai ik ajnabi khaamosh
yaarab kase hai naaqa har ghuncha is chaman kaa
raah-e-vafaa ko ham to masdud jaante hain
dil mein phir girye ne ik shor uThaayaa 'ghaalib'
aah jo qatra na niklaa thaa so tufaan niklaa
umr bhar kaa tu ne paimaan-e-vafaa baandhaa to kyaa
umr ko bhi to nahin hai paaedaari haae haae
ai ahl-e-vafaa khaak bane kaam tumhaaraa
aaghaaz bataa detaa hai anjaam tumhaaraa
pheink de khushk phuul yaadon ke
zid na kar tu bhi be-vafaa ho jaa
naakhudaa maujon ki is narm-khiraami pe na jaa
yahi maujein to badal jaati hain tufaanon mein