use na milne ki sochaa hai yuun sazaa deinge — Shamim Abbas

saal, par saal, aur phir is saal
muntazir ham the muntazir ham hain

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

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

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

'aql kuchh kaam ki na thi 'asraar'
'ishq ne is ko Thiik Thaak kiyaa

kab huun aazaad is muhit se main
sochtaa huun ki sochtaa kyon huun

zaruri hai ki dil par 'aql pahre-daar ho jaae
na jaane kin sharaait par tiraa iqraar ho jaae

main sochtaa huun mujhe intizaar kis kaa hai
kivaaD raat ko ghar kaa agar khulaa rah jaae