tangi-e-haiat se Takraataa huaa josh-e-mavaad — Shuja Khaavar

'shujaa' vo khairiyat puchhein to hairat mein na paD jaanaa
pareshaan karne vaale khair-khvaahon mein bhi hote hain

chaaragari ki baat kisi aur se karo
ab ho gae hain yaaro puraane mariz ham

us ke bayaan se hue har-dil-aziz ham
gham ko samajh rahe the chhupaane ki chiiz ham

yaa to jo naa-fahm hain vo bolte hain in dinon
yaa jinhein khaamosh rahne ki sazaa maalum hai

hazaar rang mein mumkin hai dard kaa izhaar
tire firaaq mein marnaa hi kyaa zaruri hai

do chaar nahin sainkaDon sher us pe kahe hain
is par bhi vo samjhe na to qadmon pe jhukein kyaa

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

charaag chaand shafaq shaam phuul jhiil sabaa
churaain sab ne hi kuchh kuchh shabaahatein teri

jab se ik khvaab ki taabir mili hai mujh ko
main har ik khvaab ki taabir se ghabraataa huun

ek qaidi subh ko phaansi lagaa kar mar gayaa
raat bhar ghazlein sunaain us ko thaanedaar ne