miT chale meri umidon ki tarah harf magar — Akhtar Shirani

kis ko fursat thi zamaane ke sitam sahne ki
gar na us shokh ki aankhon kaa ishaaraa hotaa

ab to miliye bas laDaai ho chuki
ab to chaliye pyaar ki baatein karein

zindagi kitni masarrat se guzarti yaa rab
aish ki tarah agar gham bhi gavaaraa hotaa

yaad aao mujhe lillaah na tum yaad karo
meri aur apni javaani ko na barbaad karo

muddatein ho gaiin bichhDe hue tum se lekin
aaj tak dil se mire yaad tumhaari na gai

jo bhi buraa bhalaa hai allaah jaantaa hai
bande ke dil mein kyaa hai allaah jaantaa hai

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

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

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

ji DhunDtaa hai phir vahi fursat ki raat din
baiThe rahein tasavvur-e-jaanaan kiye hue

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki