dhuup ki TuuTi hui takhti pe baarish ne likhaa — Aziz Nabeel

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

roz dastak si koi detaa hai siine mein 'nabil'
roz mujh mein kisi aavaaz ke par khulte hain

khaamushi TuTegi aavaaz kaa patthar bhi to ho
jis qadar shor hai andar kabhi baahar bhi to ho

ek takhti amn ke paighaam ki
Taang diije unche minaaron ke beach

phir nae saal ki sarhad pe khaDe hain ham log
raakh ho jaaegaa ye saal bhi hairat kaisi

tumhaaraa saath agar ho to joD saktaa huun
vo silsila jo sar-e-daastaan TuuT gayaa

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

sach ishq mein hain aashiq o maashuq baraabar
jo mushkil-e-majnun hai so hai mushkil-e-lailaa

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

masjid abru mein teri mardumuk hai jiyun imaam
mu-e-mizhgaan muqtadi ho mil ke karte hain namaaz