aaj aankhon mein koi raat gae aaegaa — Shakeel Azmi

tumhaari maut ne maaraa hai jite-ji ham ko
hamaari jaan bhi goyaa tumhaari jaan mein thi

kuchh dinon ke liye manzar se agar haT jaao
zindagi bhar ki shanaasaai chali jaati hai

isi khataa pe bujhaae gae charaagh mire
main jaantaa thaa bahut kuchh havaa ke baare mein

ghar ke divaar-o-dar pe shaam hi se
nazm likhtaa huaa hai sannaaTaa

haar ho jaati hai jab maan liyaa jaataa hai
jiit tab hoti hai jab Thaan liyaa jaataa hai

mujh ko bikhraayaa gayaa aur sameTaa bhi gayaa
jaane ab kyaa miri miTTi se khudaa chaahtaa hai

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

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage

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