charaagh-e-daagh main din se jalaae baiThaa huun — Taashshuq Lakhnavi

bahut muzir dil-e-aashiq ko aah hoti hai
isi havaa se ye kashti tabaah hoti hai

mujh se kyaa puchhte ho daagh hain dil mein kitne
tum ko ayyaam-e-judaai kaa shumaar aataa hai

mauj-e-dariyaa se balaa ki chaahiye kashti mujhe
ho jo bilkul naa-muvaafiq vo havaa paidaa karun

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aavaaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairaan ham the

har taraf hashr mein jhankaar hai zanjiron ki
un ki zulfon ke giraftaar chale aate hain

muntazir tere hain chashm-e-khun-fishaan khole hue
baiThe hain dil bechne vaale dukaan khole hue

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

shab-e-intizaar aakhir kabhi hogi mukhtasar bhi
ye charaagh bujh rahe hain mire saath jalte jalte

tu muskuraati rahe hai ye aarzu meri
main teri ankhon ko barsaat de nahin saktaa

tiri nigaah bani aaina miri khaatir
main khud ko dekh ke kal raat muskuraane lagaa