chaand ban kar chamakne vaale ne — Haider Qureshi

vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the
jism o jaan sab us ke havaale kar rakkhe the

maut se pahle jahaan mein chand saanson kaa azaab
zindagi jo qarz teraa thaa adaa kar aae hain

darakhton par parinde lauT aanaa chaahte hain
khizaan-rut kaa guzar jaanaa zaruri ho gayaa hai

paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain
aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai

dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa
paanaa tiraa shaayad tujhe khone ke liye hai

vo chaand hai to aks bhi paani mein aaegaa
kirdaar khud ubhar ke kahaani mein aaegaa

chhat pe aai ho aaj barson baad
dekh kar chaand Dar na jaae kahin

shaah-balut ke uupar dekh
chaand dharaa hai thaali par

teraa chehra kitnaa suhaanaa lagtaa hai
tere aage chaand puraanaa lagtaa hai

mahfil mein chaar chaand lagaane ke baavajud
jab tak na aap aae ujaalaa na ho sakaa

vo chaandni vo tabassum vo pyaar ki baatein
hui sahar to vo manzar tamaam shab ke gae