an-kahi an-suni si kuchh baatein — Meena Kumari Naz

ayaadat ko aae shifaa ho gai
miri ruuh tan se judaa ho gai

tere qadmon ki aahaT ko ye dil hai DhunDtaa har dam
har ik aavaaz par ik thartharaahaT hoti jaati hai

puchhte ho to suno kaise basar hoti hai
raat khairaat ki sadqe ki sahar hoti hai

shama huun phuul huun yaa ret pe qadmon kaa nishaan
aap ko haq hai mujhe jo bhi ji chaahe kah lein

aaghaaz to hotaa hai anjaam nahin hotaa
jab meri kahaani mein vo naam nahin hotaa

hansi thami hai in aankhon mein yuun nami ki tarah
chamak uThe hain andhere bhi raushni ki tarah

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

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

us ko aanaa thaa ki vo mujh ko bulaataa thaa kahin
raat bhar baarish thi us kaa raat bhar paighaam thaa

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai