phir kahin baiTh ke pi jaae ikaTThe chaae — Iman Qaisrani

dil to pahle hi judaa the yahaan basti vaalo
kyaa qayaamat hai ki ab haath milaane se gae

chaae piinaa to ik bahaana thaa
aarzu dil ki tarjumaani thi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

ghazal mein jab talak ehsaas ki shiddat na ho shaamil
faqat alfaaz ki kaarigari mahsus hoti hai

vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam
saath le kar sahar nahin aati

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai

aakhiri baar aayaa thaa milne koi
hijr mujh ko milaa vasl ki shaam mein