raat se hone lagi hai haae ghabraahaT mujhe — Syed Saba Wasti

nishaana chuuk bhi jaae bharosa choT khaataa hai
koi bhi vaar samjho to kabhi khaali nahin jaataa

apni nazrein hain apne chehre pe
koi apne sivaa nahin rahtaa

dil se khelaa hai khilaunon ne bahut
ham khilaunon ke khilaune nikle

jal ke parvaana jahaan raakh bane
sham' ki aur vahaan saakh bane

nazar ik zaaviye ki tarjumaan hai
ye jo taskhir-e-manzar hai gumaan hai

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai

ai soz-e-jaan-gudaaz abhi main javaan huun
ai dard-e-laa-ilaaj ye umr-e-shabaab hai