raat guzre to safar par niklein — Irshad Khan Sikandar

muddaton aankhein vazu karti rahin ashkon se
tab kahin jaa ke tiri diid ke qaabil huaa main

tum ne dekhaa nahin adaakaaron
un kaa chehra mire savaal ke baa'd

saare khvaabon ke intiqaal ke baa'd
aap aur vo bhi itne saal ke baa'd

zamaane par to khul kar hans rahaa thaa
tire chhute hi ro baiThaa hai paagal

hamin tum se hamesha milne aaein kyuun
tumhaare paanv mein mehndi lagi hai kyaa

mujh ko miTTi mein boyaa gayaa
meri miTTi shajar ho gai

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

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

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

ye soch lo khushbu ko taras jaaoge ek din
phulon ko siyaasat kaa hunar de to rahe ho

tumhein ye 'ishq bichhaD kar samajh mein aaegaa
charaagh bujhte hain tab jaa ke raat khulti hai

haae ye tavil o sard raatein
aur ek hayaat-e-mukhtasar mein