miTTi pe numudaar hain paani ke zakhire — Sarvat Husain

saya-e-abr se puchho 'sarvat'
apne hamraah agar le jaae

shahzaadi tujhe kaun bataae tere charaag-kade tak
kitni mehraabein paDti hain kitne dar aate hain

kyuun girafta-dil nazar aati hai ai shaam-e-firaaq
ham jo tere naaz uThaane ke liye maujud hain

jise anjaam tum samajhti ho
ibtidaa hai kisi kahaani ki

ik daastaan ab bhi sunaate hain farsh o baam
vo kaun thi jo raqs ke aalam mein mar gai

teri aashufta-mizaaji ai dil
kyaa khabar kaun nagar le jaae

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

ai chaman vaalo chaman mein yuun guzaaraa chaahiye
baaghbaan bhi khush rahe raazi rahe sayyaad bhi

mujhe khabar hai kyaa kuchh hai buniyaadon mein
teri basti kaa pahlaa mazdur thaa main

chand yaadein hain chand sapne hain
apne hisse mein aur kyaa hai ji

apne bistar pe dam na toD dein ham
teri baaton ko yaad kar kar ke