shaam hi se baras rahi hai raat — Rasa Chughtai

jin aankhon se mujhe tum dekhte ho
main un aankhon se duniyaa dekhtaa huun

miTTi jab tak nam rahti hai
khushbu taaza-dam rahti hai

aur kuchh yuun huaa ki bachchon ne
chhinaa-jhapTi mein toD Daalaa mujhe

huiin aankhein ajab behaal ab ke
ye baarish kar gai kangaal ab ke

dil dhaDaktaa hai sar-e-raah-e-khayaal
ab ye aavaaz jahaan tak pahunche

hai koi yahaan shahr mein aisaa ki jise main
apnaa na kahun aur vo apnaa mujhe samjhe

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

andheri shab kaa ye khvaab-manzar mujhe ujaalon se bhar rahaa hai
to raat itni tavil kar de ki taa-qayaamat sahar na aae

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

rok do ye raushni ki tez dhaar
meri miTTi mein gundhi hai raat bhi

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab