kisi ne Dubti subhon taDapti shaamon ko — Hasan Naim

kam nahin ai dil-e-betaab mataa-e-ummid
dast-e-mai-khvaar mein khaali hi sahi jaam to hai

kuchh usulon kaa nasha thaa kuchh muqaddas khvaab the
har zamaane mein shahaadat ke yahi asbaab the

gham se bikhraa na paaemaal huaa
main to gham se hi be-misaal huaa

jo bhi kahnaa hai kaho saaf shikaayat hi sahi
in ishaaraat-o-kinaayaat se ji Dartaa hai

gard-e-shohrat ko bhi daaman se lipaTne na diyaa
koi ehsaan zamaane kaa uThaayaa hi nahin

'iqbaal' ki navaa se musharraf hai go 'naim'
urdu ke sar pe 'mir' ki ghazlon kaa taaj hai

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

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

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

khairaat mein de aayaa huun jiiti hui baazi
duniyaa ye samajhti hai ki main haar gayaa huun

guzar jaaegi saari raat is mein
miraa qissa kahaani se baDaa hai