phir tiraa zikr kiyaa baad-e-sabaa ne mujh se — Iqbal Ashhar

vo kisi ko yaad kar ke muskuraayaa thaa udhar
aur main naadaan ye samjhaa ki vo meraa huaa

aaj phir niind ko aankhon se bichhaDte dekhaa
aaj phir yaad koi choT puraani aai

muddaton baa'd mayassar huaa maan kaa aanchal
muddaton baa'd hamein niind suhaani aai

na jaane kitne charaaghon ko mil gai shohrat
ik aaftaab ke be-vaqt Duub jaane se

'azim log the TuuTe to ik vaqaar ke saath
kisi se kuchh na kahaa bas udaas rahne lage

suno samundar ki shokh lahro havaaein Thahri hain tum bhi Thahro
vo duur saahil pe ek bachcha abhi gharaunde banaa rahaa hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

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