zaraa der baiThe the tanhaai mein — 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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai