jhalak thi yaa koi khushbu-e-khadd-o-khaal thi vo — Afzaal Naveed

kyaa jaane kis kaa haath mire haath aa gayaa
jis ki giraft chaahiye thi shal milaa mujhe

jang se jangal banaa jangal se main niklaa nahin
ho gayaa ojhal magar ojhal se main niklaa nahin

ayyaam ke ghubaar se niklaa to der tak
main raaston ko dhuul banaa dekhtaa rahaa

sahar ki guunj se aavaaza-e-jamaal huaa
so jaagtaa rahaa atraaf ko jagaae hue

darvaaze the kuchh aur bhi darvaaze ke pichhe
barson pe gai baat mahinon se nikal kar

rahti hai shab-o-roz mein baarish si tiri yaad
khvaabon mein utar jaati hain ghanghor si aankhein

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

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

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

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

naqd-e-dil-e-khaalis kuun miri qalb tuun mat jaan
hai tujh kuun agar shubh to kas dekh tapaa dekh

us ko aanaa thaa ki vo mujh ko bulaataa thaa kahin
raat bhar baarish thi us kaa raat bhar paighaam thaa