shaam hui to suraj soche — Prem Bhandari

khel-kud kar shaam Dhale kyuun
apne ghar ko jaati dhuup

aag lagaai tum ne hi to
logon ne to sirf havaa di

jaane kyuun log miraa naam paDhaa karte hain
main ne chehre pe tire yuun to likhaa kuchh bhi nahin

chhupi hai an-ginat chingaariyaan lafzon ke daaman mein
zaraa paDhnaa ghazal ki ye kitaab aahista aahista

teri chaahat ki hai itni shiddat
paa liyaa tujh ko to mar jaaungaa

saari saari raat main jaagaa
vo meri aankhon mein soyaa

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

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

be-ilm shaairon kaa gila kyaa hai ai 'munir'
hai ahl-e-ilm ko tiraa tarz-e-bayaan pasand

maango samundaron se na saahil ki bhiik tum
haan fikr o fan ke vaaste gahraai maang lo

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun