bas itni si baat thi us ki zulf zaraa lahraai thi — Aqeel Nomani

puchho zaraa ye kaun si duniyaa se aae hain
kuchh log kah rahe hain hamein koi gham nahin

anginat safinon mein diip jagmagaate hain
raat ne luTaayaa hai rang-o-nur paani par

ab sang-baariyon kaa amal sard paD gayaa
ab us taraf bhi ranj mire TuTne kaa hai

be-sabab donon mein har ek ko dilchaspi thi
aur har ek se bezaar the ham bhi tum bhi

hamein bhi vaqt ke tufaan mil kar khaa gae aakhir
har ik kashti ko mil jaataa hai saahil ham bhi kahte the

jis ko chaahaa bas usi kaa raasta takte rahe
pattharon ki justuju mein khud ko patthar kar liyaa

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

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

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

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

aisaa na ho ye raat koi hashr uThaa de
uThtaa hai sitaaron se dhuaan jaagte rahnaa