phir baalon mein raat hui — Adil Mansuri

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

dariyaa ke kinaare pe miri laash paDi thi
aur paani ki tah mein vo mujhe DhunD rahaa thaa

kab tak paDe rahoge havaaon ke haath mein
kab tak chalegaa khokhle shabdon kaa kaarobaar

soe to dil mein ek jahaan jaagne lagaa
jaage to apni aankh mein jaale the khvaab ke

bismil ke taDapne ki adaaon mein nasha thaa
main haath mein talvaar liye jhuum rahaa thaa

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

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

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

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

ye shahr hai anjaan kahaan raat guzaarun
hai jaan-na-pahchaan kahaan raat guzaarun

ye raat yunhi basar ho gai to kyaa hogaa
tire baghair sahar ho gai to kyaa hogaa