kaTti hai shab visaal ki palkein jhapakte hi — Khan Hasnain Aqib

ji chaahtaa hai tark-e-mohabbat ko baar baar
aataa hai ek aisaa bhi lamha visaal mein

lafzon ke her-pher se banti nahin ghazal
sheron mein thoDi garmi-e-jazbaat bhi to ho

aur thoDaa saa bikhar jaaun yahi Thaani hai
zindagi main ne abhi haar kahaan maani hai

bahut udaas hain divaarein unche mahlon ki
ye vo khanDar hain ki jin mein amiir rahte hain

gham uThaataa huun ghazal kahtaa huun jiitaa rahtaa huun
log kahte hain ki ik din 'mir' ho jaaungaa main

garche halkaa saa dhundlakaa hai tasavvur bhi tiraa
band aankhon ko ye manzar bhi bahut lagtaa hai

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

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

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

ye raas rang ye mel milan ik haath mein chaand ik mein suraj
ik raat kaa mauj maza saaraa ik din kaa sair-sapaaTaa hai

'iram' ne us ko DhunDaa hai nashili sard raaton mein
vo aankhon se rahaa ojhal december ke mahine mein