bhigi hui ik shaam ki dahliz pe baiThe — Shakeb Jalali

aalam mein jis ki dhuum thi us shaahkaar par
dimak ne jo likhe kabhi vo tabsire bhi dekh

dil saa anmol ratan kaun kharidegaa 'shakeb'
jab bikegaa to ye be-daam hi bik jaaegaa

rote hain dil ke zakhm to hanstaa nahin koi
itnaa to faaeda mujhe tanhaaiyon se hai

khud apni aag se shaayad gudaaz ho jaaein
paraai aag se kab sang-dil pighalte hain

ham-safar rah gae bahut pichhe
aao kuchh der ko Thahar jaaein

jo motiyon ki talab ne kabhi udaas kiyaa
to ham bhi raah se kankar sameT laae bahut

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

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

gaaDi mein bhi ghar ko soche jaataa huun
gaaDi aage aur main pichhe jaataa huun