lahu mein utarti rahi chaandni — Adil Mansuri

phir baalon mein raat hui
phir haathon mein chaand khilaa

mere TuuTe hausle ke par nikalte dekh kar
us ne divaaron ko apni aur unchaa kar diyaa

kis tarah jamaa kijiye ab apne aap ko
kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain puraani kitaab ke

vo kaun thaa jo din ke ujaale mein kho gayaa
ye chaand kis ko DhunDne niklaa hai shaam se

koi khud-kushi ki taraf chal diyaa
udaasi ki mehnat Thikaane lagi

allaah jaane kis pe akaDtaa thaa raat din
kuchh bhi nahin thaa phir bhi baDaa bad-zabaan thaa

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

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

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

rang ho raushni ho yaa khushbu
sab mein partav usi hasin ke hain

vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam
saath le kar sahar nahin aati

aankhon mein nahin silsila-e-ashk shab-o-roz
tasbih paDhaa karte hain din raat tumhaari