vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam — Riyaz Khairabadi

zaraa jo ham ne unhein aaj mehrbaan dekhaa
na ham se puchhiye kyaa rang-e-aasmaan dekhaa

aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho

kyaa mazaa deti hai bijli ki chamak mujh ko 'riyaaz'
mujh se lipTe hain mire naam se Darne vaale

gham mujhe dete ho auron ki khushi ke vaaste
kyuun bure bante ho tum naahaq kisi ke vaaste

aabaad karein baada-kash allaah kaa ghar aaj
din juma kaa hai band hai mai-khaane kaa dar aaj

muflison ki zindagi kaa zikr kyaa
muflisi ki maut bhi achchhi nahin

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

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

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

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

rang ho raushni ho yaa khushbu
sab mein partav usi hasin ke hain

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa