ab bhi aksar shab-e-tanhaai mein kuchh tahrirein — Aleena Itrat

ham havaa se bachaa rahe the jinhein
un charaaghon se jal gae shaayad

gahre samundaron mein utarne ki le ke aas
baiThe hue hai ek kinaare hamaare khvaab

udaasi shaam tanhaai kasak yaadon ki bechaini
mujhe sab saunp kar suraj utar jaataa hai paani mein

shadid dhuup mein saare darakht suukh gae
bas ik duaa kaa shajar thaa jo be-samar na huaa

abhi to chaak pe jaari hai raqs miTTi kaa
abhi kumhaar ki niyyat badal bhi sakti hai

jin ke mazbut iraade bane pahchaan un ki
manzilein aap hi ho jaati hain aasaan un ki

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

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

hamaare she'r naghme aur sajde
adaa jo ho na paae kyaa hue vo

main phir rahaa huun shahr mein saDkon pe ghaaliban
aavaaz de ke mujh ko miraa ghar pukaar le