saal, par saal, aur phir is saal — Shamim Abbas

kabhi mai-kada kabhi but-kada kabhi kaaba to kabhi khaanqaah
ye tiri talab kaa junun thaa mujhe kab kisi se lagaav thaa

TaTolo parakh lo chalo aazmaa lo
khudaa ki qasam baa-khudaa aadmi huun

aa tire sang zaraa peing baDhaai jaae
zindagi baiTh tujhe chaae pilaai jaae

use na milne ki sochaa hai yuun sazaa deinge
har ek jism pe chehraa vahi lagaa deinge

yaad aati hai achchhi si koi baat sar-e-shaam
phir subh talak sochte rahte hain vo kyaa thi

koi aise vaqt mein ham se bichhDaa hai
shaam Dhale jab panchhi ghar lauT aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

ye kamra aur ye gard-o-ghubaar us kaa hai
vo jis ne aanaa nahin intizaar us kaa hai

tu bevafaa hai tiraa e'tibaar kaun kare
tamaam umr tiraa intizaar kaun kare

main bahut jald lauT aaungaa
tum miraa intizaar mat karnaa

tamaam umr rahe meraa muntazir tu bhi
tamaam umr mire intizaar ko tarse